Observational Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2017.
World J Gastrointest Oncol. Apr 15, 2017; 9(4): 160-165
Published online Apr 15, 2017. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v9.i4.160
Table 1 Misclassified parameter and the number of gastric cancer death before and after Bayesian correction and percent of increase in number of deaths after Bayesian correction in Iran’s death registry 2006-2010
YearMisclassified parameterBefore Bayesian correction
After Bayesian correction
MaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotal
20065%388716425529408117245805
20073%400116905691412117405861
20083%391216525564402917025731
20097%390716505557418017665946
20107%394416655609422017826002
Table 2 Incidence and mortality age standardized rates per 100000 populations due to gastric cancer for some continents, reported by GLOBOCAN 2012
ContinentIncidence ASRMortality ASR
World12.18.9
Asia15.811.7
Europe9.46.9
South America10.38.5
North America4.02.1
Africa3.83.5
Table 3 Incidence and mortality age standardized rates per 100000 populations due to gastric cancer for different regions of Asia, reported by GLOBOCAN 2012
RegionIncidence ASRMortality ASR
Eastern Asia24.216.5
Western Asia9.58.1
South-Central Asia6.76.1
South-Eastern Asia6.05.3