Type of Cancer |
Location |
Incidence Rate* |
Lip |
Canada (Newfoundland) |
15.1 |
| Brazil (Fortaleza) |
1.2 |
Nasopharynx |
Hong Kong |
30.0 |
| United States (Utah) |
0.5 |
Colon |
United States (Iowa) |
30.1 |
| India (Mumbai) |
3.4 |
Lung |
United States (New Orleans, African Americans) |
110.0 |
| Costa Rica |
17.8 |
Prostate |
United States (Utah) |
70.2 |
| China (Shanghai) |
1.8 |
Bladder |
United States (Connecticut, Whites) |
25.2 |
| Philippines (Rizal) |
2.8 |
All cancer |
Switzerland (Basel) |
383.3 |
| Kuwait |
76.3 |
Source: C. Muir et al., Cancer Incidence in Five Continents, vol. 5 (Lyon: International Agency for Research on Cancer, 1987), Table 12-2. |
* The incidence rate is the age-standardized rate in males per 100,000 population. |