Table 1 ASR(World) for incidence and mortality (per 100,000) for oral and pharyngeal cancer during 1998–2002.

Incidence ^c

   Male

18.5

9.5

16.3

17.3

1.96 (1.69, 2.22)

1.14 (1.05, 1.22)

1.08 (0.96, 1.19)

   Female

5.2

4.3

7.1

5.4

1.20 (1.00, 1.45)

0.74 (0.65, 0.83)

0.95 (0.81, 1.12)

SRR Men vs. Women^b

3.56 (3.10, 4.12)

2.20 (1.83, 2.65)

2.30 (2.21, 2.41)

3.17 (2.79, 3.45)

Mortality ^c

   Male

7.9

3.5

4.4

6.8

2.27 (1.92, 2.70)

1.79 (1.59, 2.00)

1.15 (1.01, 1.30)

   Female

2.3

1.2

2

2.1

1.82 (1.41, 2.33)

1.10 (0.88, 1.35)

1.09 (0.86, 1.33)

SRR Men vs. Women^b

3.50 (2.78, 4.47)

2.80 (2.36, 3.35)

2.17 (2.10, 2.23)

3.29 (3.03, 3.46)