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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 4 Gastric cancer incidence, mortality and prevalence in Asia 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) | ||
| Eastern Asia | 601 | 30.2 | 418 | 20.3 | 1071 | 15.2% |
| South-Eastern Asia | 43 | 8.6 | 35 | 7.1 | 56 | 3.9% |
| South-Central Asia | 68 | 4.8 | 63 | 6.5 | 68 | 2.6% |
| Western Asia | 14 | 9.4 | 13 | 8.3 | 19 | 4.2% |
- 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