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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 28, 2014; 20(16): 4483-4490
Published online Apr 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i16.4483
Published online Apr 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i16.4483
Table 2 Male gastric cancer incidence, mortality and prevalence in the world as reported in GLOBOCAN 2008[3]
| Total incidence | Incidence rate | Total mortality | Mortality rate | 5-yr prevalence | Prevalence | |
| (in 1000s) | per 100000 | (in 1000s) | per 100000 | (in 1000s) | ||
| World | 640 | 19.7 | 463 | 14.2 | 1050 | 7.8% |
| Asia | 484 | 25.9 | 342 | 18.3 | 819 | 15.7% |
| Europe | 86 | 14.5 | 68 | 11.3 | 121 | 2.9% |
| Northern America | 15 | 5.8 | 7 | 2.8 | 23 | 1.0% |
| Africa | 12 | 4.7 | 11 | 4.5 | 16 | 3.0% |
- Citation: Rahman R, Asombang AW, Ibdah JA. Characteristics of gastric cancer in Asia. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(16): 4483-4490
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i16/4483.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i16.4483