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Table 4 Survival % (1-year/5-year) in age groups of oral and pharyngeal cancers diagnosed in 2012–16

From: Incidence and survival in oral and pharyngeal cancers in Finland and Sweden through half century

Male

0–49

50–59

60–69

70–79

80–89

 Oral cavity

  Finland

86/75

82/61

82/57

73/60

72/50

  Sweden

95/77

89/66

80/55

77/50

60/47

 Oropharynx

  Finland

95/80

85/68

80/60

66/41

66/41

  Sweden

96/91

94/78

88/67

77/52

61/36

 Nasopharynx

  Finland

93/42

93/42

71/51

71/51

71/51

  Sweden

92/73

100/66

97/65

91/55

91/55

 Hypopharynx

  Finland

61/27

61/27

63/28

53/23

53/23

  Sweden

62/31

62/31

63/26

62/21

32/0

Female

 Oral cavity

  Finland

87/77

91/78

90/75

82/69

69/54

  Sweden

97/88

88/68

89/69

85/64

74/47

 Oropharynx

  Finland

96/77

96/77

86/70

64/43

64/43

  Sweden

100/87

96/80

89/71

74/52

68/51

 Nasopharynx

  Finland

94/88

94/88

85/73

85/73

85/73

  Sweden

97/90

97/90

100/85

94/46

94/46

  1. Hypopharyngeal data were not shown for women because of low case numbers