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CANCER FACT SHEETS: LUNG CANCER Estimated age-standardised rates (World) in the world (per 100 000) Males Females Incidence Mortality China WHO Western Pacific Region WHO European Region European Union (EU-28) More developed regions United States of America World IARC Member State (24 countries) WHO Region of the Americas Less developed regions WHO South-East Asia Region WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region India WHO African Region 40 20 0 20 40 60 60 At a glance Lung cancer has been the most common cancer overall for several decades. In 2012, worldwide, there are estimated to have been 1.8 million new cases (12.9% of all incident cancer cases), 58% of which occurred in the less developed regions. The disease remains the most common cancer in men worldwide, with 1.2 million cases estimated to have occurred in men in 2012 (16.7% of the total number of all incident cancer cases in men). The highest estimated 2012 age-standardized incidence rates in men (per 100 000 men) were in central and eastern Europe (53.5 cases) and eastern Asia (50.4 cases). Notably low incidence rates in men are estimated in central and western Africa (2.0 cases and 1.7 cases, respectively). In women, the incidence rates are generally lower, and the geographical pattern is slightly different, mainly reflecting different historical exposure to tobacco smoking. The highest estimated 2012 incidence rates in women (per 100 000 women) are in North America (33.8 cases) and northern Europe (23.7 cases), with a relatively high rate in eastern Asia (19.2 cases) and the lowest rates in western and central Africa (1.1 cases and 0.8 cases, respectively). Lung cancer is also the most common cause of death from cancer worldwide, estimated to be responsible for nearly 1 in 5 cancer deaths (1.59 million deaths, 19.4% of the total number of cancer deaths in 2012). Because of lung cancer’s high rate of fatality (the overall ratio of mortality to incidence is 0.87) and the relative lack of variability in survival in different world regions, the geographical patterns in lung cancer mortality closely follow those in lung cancer incidence.
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CANCERFACTSHEETS:LUNGCANCER
Estimatedage-standardisedrates(World)intheworld(per100000)
Males Females IncidenceMortality
China
WHOWesternPacificRegion
WHOEuropeanRegion
EuropeanUnion(EU-28)
Moredevelopedregions
UnitedStatesofAmerica
World
IARCMemberState(24countries)
WHORegionoftheAmericas
Lessdevelopedregions
WHOSouth-EastAsiaRegion
WHOEasternMediterraneanRegion
India
WHOAfricanRegion
40 20 0 20 4060 60
Ataglance
Lungcancerhasbeenthemostcommoncanceroverallforseveraldecades.In2012,worldwide,thereareestimatedtohavebeen1.8millionnewcases(12.9%ofallincidentcancercases),58%ofwhichoccurredinthelessdevelopedregions.Thediseaseremainsthemostcommoncancerinmenworldwide,with1.2millioncasesestimatedtohaveoccurredinmenin2012(16.7%ofthetotalnumberofallincidentcancercasesinmen).Thehighestestimated2012age-standardizedincidenceratesinmen(per100000men)wereincentralandeasternEurope(53.5cases)andeasternAsia(50.4cases).NotablylowincidenceratesinmenareestimatedincentralandwesternAfrica(2.0casesand1.7cases,respectively).Inwomen,theincidenceratesaregenerallylower,andthegeographicalpatternisslightlydifferent,mainlyreflectingdifferenthistoricalexposuretotobaccosmoking.Thehighestestimated2012incidenceratesinwomen(per100000women)areinNorthAmerica(33.8cases)andnorthernEurope(23.7cases),witharelativelyhighrateineasternAsia(19.2cases)andthelowestratesinwesternandcentralAfrica(1.1casesand0.8cases,respectively).
Lungcancerisalsothemostcommoncauseofdeathfromcancerworldwide,estimatedtoberesponsiblefornearly1in5cancerdeaths(1.59milliondeaths,19.4%ofthetotalnumberofcancerdeathsin2012).Becauseoflungcancer’shighrateoffatality(theoverallratioofmortalitytoincidenceis0.87)andtherelativelackofvariabilityinsurvivalindifferentworldregions,thegeographicalpatternsinlungcancermortalitycloselyfollowthoseinlungcancerincidence.
Estimatedincidence,mortalityandprevalence(5years)worlwidein2012
Estimatednumbers Males Females Bothsexes
Cases Deaths 5-year-prev Cases Deaths 5-year-prev Cases Deaths 5-year-prev
World 1241601 1098702 453345 583100 491223 179825 1824701 1589925 633170
Moredevelopedregions 490267 416711 112483 267947 209859 51324 758214 626570 163807
Lessdevelopedregions 751334 681991 340862 315153 281364 128501 1066487 963355 469363
WHOAfricanRegion 11786 10522 17041 6265 5586 9413 18051 16108 26454
WHORegionoftheAmericas 177861 149462 35066 146440 112852 18402 324301 262314 53468
WHOEasternMediterraneanRegion 25592 22759 11942 6950 6218 5600 32542 28977 17542
WHOEuropeanRegion 322752 283324 41823 125866 104879 19654 448618 388203 61477
WHOSouth-EastAsiaRegion 115658 104264 33290 46345 41952 14554 162003 146216 47844
WHOWesternPacificRegion 587774 528212 314160 251204 219708 112190 838978 747920 426350
IARCMemberState(24countries) 514385 437684 134798 279144 219446 60465 793529 657130 195263
UnitedStatesofAmerica 112054 91693 20835 102172 75852 6644 214226 167545 27479
China 459495 421695 220108 193347 175487 70802 652842 597182 290910
India 53728 48697 8303 16547 15062 4786 70275 63759 13089
EuropeanUnion(EU-28) 213663 185589 33011 98982 82111 13977 312645 267700 46988
Estimatedage-standardizedrates(World)ofincidencecases,males,lungcancer,worldwidein2012
≥76.6
25.8–42.7
12.3–25.8
4.5–12.3
<0.40
Nodata
Notapplicable
Allrightsreserved.ThedesignationsemployedandthepresentationofthematerialinthispublicationdonotimplytheexpressionofanyopinionwhatsoeveronthepartoftheWorldHealthOrganization/InternationalAgencyforResearchonCancerconcerningthelegalstatusofanycountry,territory,cityorareaorofitsauthorities,orconcerningthedelimitationofitsfrontiersorboundaries.Dottedanddashedlinesonmapsrepresentapproximateborderlinesforwhichtheremaynotyetbefullagreement.
Datasource:GLOBOCAN2012Graphproduction:IARC(http://gco.iarc.fr/today)WorldHealthOrganization
©InternationalAgencyforResearchonCancer2016
Estimatedage-standardizedrates(World)ofincidencecases,males,lungcancer,worldwidein2012
*RegionaldataNORDCAN(www.ancr.nu)ECO(eco.iarc.fr)England:www.ons.gov.uk
*RegionaldataCI5.iarc.fr
*RegionaldataCI5.iarc.frAustralia:www.aih.gov.auNewZealand:wwww.health.govt.nzUSA:seer.cancer.gov
Estimatedage-standardizedrates(World)ofdeaths,males,lungcancer,worldwidein2012
≥66.6
23.2–36.0
10.7–23.2
4.0–10.7
<0.38
Nodata
Notapplicable
Allrightsreserved.ThedesignationsemployedandthepresentationofthematerialinthispublicationdonotimplytheexpressionofanyopinionwhatsoeveronthepartoftheWorldHealthOrganization/InternationalAgencyforResearchonCancerconcerningthelegalstatusofanycountry,territory,cityorareaorofitsauthorities,orconcerningthedelimitationofitsfrontiersorboundaries.Dottedanddashedlinesonmapsrepresentapproximateborderlinesforwhichtheremaynotyetbefullagreement.
Datasource:GLOBOCAN2012Graphproduction:IARC(http://gco.iarc.fr/today)WorldHealthOrganization
©InternationalAgencyforResearchonCancer2016
Estimatedage-standardizedrates(World)ofdeaths,males,lungcancer,worldwidein2012
WHO(www.who.int/healthinfo/en/) WHO(www.who.int/healthinfo/en/) WHO(www.who.int/healthinfo/en/)
Estimatedage-standardizedrates(World)ofincidencecases,females,lungcancer,worldwidein2012
≥37.6
7.5–14.3
4.8–7.5
1.9–4.8
<0.00
Nodata
Notapplicable
Allrightsreserved.ThedesignationsemployedandthepresentationofthematerialinthispublicationdonotimplytheexpressionofanyopinionwhatsoeveronthepartoftheWorldHealthOrganization/InternationalAgencyforResearchonCancerconcerningthelegalstatusofanycountry,territory,cityorareaorofitsauthorities,orconcerningthedelimitationofitsfrontiersorboundaries.Dottedanddashedlinesonmapsrepresentapproximateborderlinesforwhichtheremaynotyetbefullagreement.
Datasource:GLOBOCAN2012Graphproduction:IARC(http://gco.iarc.fr/today)WorldHealthOrganization
©InternationalAgencyforResearchonCancer2016
Estimatedage-standardizedrates(World)ofincidencecases,females,lungcancer,worldwidein2012
*RegionaldataNORDCAN(www.ancr.nu)ECO(eco.iarc.fr)England:www.ons.gov.uk
*RegionaldataCI5.iarc.fr
*RegionaldataCI5.iarc.frAustralia:www.aih.gov.auNewZealand:wwww.health.govt.nzUSA:seer.cancer.gov
Estimatedage-standardizedrates(World)ofdeaths,females,lungcancer,worldwidein2012
≥30.7
6.4–11.3
4.2–6.4
1.7–4.2
<0.00
Nodata
Notapplicable
Allrightsreserved.ThedesignationsemployedandthepresentationofthematerialinthispublicationdonotimplytheexpressionofanyopinionwhatsoeveronthepartoftheWorldHealthOrganization/InternationalAgencyforResearchonCancerconcerningthelegalstatusofanycountry,territory,cityorareaorofitsauthorities,orconcerningthedelimitationofitsfrontiersorboundaries.Dottedanddashedlinesonmapsrepresentapproximateborderlinesforwhichtheremaynotyetbefullagreement.
Datasource:GLOBOCAN2012Graphproduction:IARC(http://gco.iarc.fr/today)WorldHealthOrganization
©InternationalAgencyforResearchonCancer2016
Estimatedage-standardizedrates(World)ofdeaths,females,lungcancer,worldwidein2012
WHO(www.who.int/healthinfo/en/) WHO(www.who.int/healthinfo/en/) WHO(www.who.int/healthinfo/en/)
