Table 1 Estimated proportion and age standardized incidence rate (ASR) of breast cancer per 100,000 women-year in LDCs and MDCs in 2008 (GLOBOCAN 2008) [24]
From: Higher incidence of premenopausal breast cancer in less developed countries; myth or truth?
Country | Overall | < 50 years old (premenopausal) | ≥ 50 years old (postmenopausal) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | ASR (W) | Number | Percent | ASR (W) | Number | Percent | ASR (W) | |
Less developed countries | ||||||||
China | 169452 | 21.6 | 77449 | 45.7 | 12.1 | 92003 | 54.3 | 59.8 |
India | 115251 | 22.9 | 55770 | 48.4 | 12.2 | 59481 | 51.6 | 65.3 |
Algeria | 4271 | 28.6 | 2432 | 56.9 | 17 | 1839 | 43.1 | 75.2 |
Pakistan | 19271 | 31.5 | 9878 | 51.3 | 16.6 | 9393 | 48.7 | 90.7 |
Egypt | 12621 | 37.3 | 6152 | 48.7 | 20 | 6469 | 51.3 | 106.4 |
Weighted Average* | Â | 23.3 | Â | 47.3 | 12.8 | Â | 52.7 | 65.4 |
More developed countries | ||||||||
Germany | 64147 | 81.7 | 11289 | 17.6 | 28.8 | 52858 | 84.4 | 293.6 |
Canada | 22986 | 83.2 | 4232 | 18.4 | 26 | 18754 | 81.6 | 311.9 |
Australia | 13384 | 84.7 | 2877 | 21.5 | 30 | 10507 | 78.5 | 303.7 |
United Kingdom | 46458 | 89.1 | 8866 | 19.1 | 31.7 | 37592 | 80.9 | 318.7 |
Denmark | 4696 | 101.1 | 748 | 15.9 | 31.5 | 3948 | 84.1 | 379.4 |
Weighted Average | Â | 85.1 | Â | 18.5 | 29.4 | Â | 81.5 | 307.6 |