Viet Nam

Source: Globocan 2020

Number of new cases in 2020, both sexes, all ages Geography

Liver
26 418 (14.5%)

Other cancers
73 996 (40.5%) Lung
26 262 (14.4%)

Breast
21 555 (11.8%)

Colorectum Stomach
16 426 (9%) 17 906 (9.8%)

Total: 182 563

Number of new cases in 2020, males, all ages Numbers at a glance

Total population
Liver

97 338 583
20 256 (20.5%)

Other cancers
33 781 (34.2%)

Number of new cases

Prostate
6 248 (6.3%)
Lung
18 685 (18.9%) 182 563
Number of deaths
Colorectum Stomach

122 690
8 887 (9%) 11 059 (11.2%)

Total: 98 916

Number of new cases in 2020, females, all ages

Number of prevalent cases (5-year)

Breast
21 555 (25.8%)
353 826
Other cancers
33 967 (40.6%) Data source and methods
Lung
7 577 (9.1%) Incidence
Colorectum Country-specific data source: Hanoi City cancer registry,
7 539 (9%) Ho Chi Minh City Cancer Registry
Method: Weighted/simple average of the most recent local
rates applied to 2020 population
Liver Stomach
6 162 (7.4%) 6 847 (8.2%)
Mortality
Total: 83 647 Country-specific data source: National (Survey)
Method: Estimated from national incidence estimates by
Summary statistic 2020
modelling, using incidence:mortality ratios derived from
cancer registry data in neighbouring countries
Males Females Both sexes
Population 48 598 254 48 740 329 97 338 583 Prevalence

Number of new cancer cases 98 916 83 647 182 563 Computed using sex-; site- and age-specific incidence to
1-;3- and 5-year prevalence ratios from Nordic countries for
Age-standardized incidence rate (World) 191.5 135.5 159.7
the period (2006-2015), and scaled using Human
Risk of developing cancer before the age of 75 years (%) 19.5 13.6 16.3 Development Index (HDI) ratios.
Number of cancer deaths 74 481 48 209 122 690
Age-standardized mortality rate (World) 144.5 74.8 106.0
Risk of dying from cancer before the age of 75 years (%) 15.0 8.0 11.2
5-year prevalent cases 162 822 191 004 353 826
Top 5 most frequent cancers excluding non-melanoma skin cancer Liver Breast Liver
(ranked by cases) Lung Lung Lung
Stomach Colorectum Breast
Colorectum Stomach Stomach
Prostate Liver Colorectum

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Incidence, Mortality and Prevalence by cancer site

New cases Deaths 5-year prevalence (all ages)

Cancer Number Rank (%) Cum.risk Number Rank (%) Cum.risk Number Prop. (per 100 000)
Liver 26 418 1 14.5 2.58 25 272 1 20.6 2.47 28 761 29.55
Lung 26 262 2 14.4 2.64 23 797 2 19.4 2.41 28 638 29.42
Breast 21 555 3 11.8 3.69 9 345 4 7.6 1.47 60 753 124.65
Stomach 17 906 4 9.8 1.81 14 615 3 11.9 1.47 23 989 24.64
Rectum 9 399 5 5.1 0.92 4 758 6 3.9 0.41 22 784 23.41
Colon 6 448 6 3.5 0.66 3 445 8 2.8 0.32 14 292 14.68
Leukaemia 6 289 7 3.4 0.52 4 791 5 3.9 0.41 17 010 17.48
Prostate 6 248 8 3.4 1.43 2 628 10 2.1 0.49 10 975 22.58
Nasopharynx 6 040 9 3.3 0.59 3 706 7 3.0 0.39 16 184 16.63
Thyroid 5 471 10 3.0 0.45 642 22 0.52 0.07 16 289 16.73
Corpus uteri 5 354 11 2.9 0.94 1 319 14 1.1 0.25 13 973 28.67
Cervix uteri 4 132 12 2.3 0.70 2 223 12 1.8 0.39 9 999 20.51
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 3 725 13 2.0 0.36 2 214 13 1.8 0.22 9 804 10.07
Oesophagus 3 281 14 1.8 0.33 3 080 9 2.5 0.31 3 472 3.57
Brain, central nervous system 3 120 15 1.7 0.27 2 614 11 2.1 0.23 8 080 8.30
Kidney 2 435 16 1.3 0.23 1 130 16 0.92 0.11 5 969 6.13
Hypopharynx 2 356 17 1.3 0.24 1 246 15 1.0 0.11 3 458 3.55
Lip, oral cavity 2 152 18 1.2 0.21 1 099 18 0.90 0.11 5 070 5.21
Larynx 2 021 19 1.1 0.21 1 109 17 0.90 0.11 4 996 5.13
Bladder 1 721 20 0.94 0.18 902 21 0.74 0.08 4 292 4.41
Ovary 1 404 21 0.77 0.25 923 20 0.75 0.17 3 468 7.12
Pancreas 1 113 22 0.61 0.11 1 065 19 0.87 0.11 1 055 1.08
Hodgkin lymphoma 651 23 0.36 0.06 251 27 0.20 0.02 1 998 2.05
Oropharynx 605 24 0.33 0.06 306 26 0.25 0.03 1 381 1.42
Anus 579 25 0.32 0.05 321 24 0.26 0.02 1 414 1.45
Multiple myeloma 550 26 0.30 0.06 471 23 0.38 0.05 1 232 1.27
Penis 397 27 0.22 0.09 147 29 0.12 0.03 1 040 2.14
Salivary glands 378 28 0.21 0.04 144 30 0.12 0.01 1 060 1.09
Mesothelioma 356 29 0.20 0.03 306 25 0.25 0.03 431 0.44
Gallbladder 301 30 0.16 0.03 214 28 0.17 0.02 379 0.39
Testis 291 31 0.16 0.05 70 33 0.06 0.01 1 029 2.12
Melanoma of skin 193 32 0.11 0.02 120 31 0.10 0.01 510 0.52
Kaposi sarcoma 172 33 0.09 0.02 101 32 0.08 0.01 423 0.43
Vulva 169 34 0.09 0.02 66 34 0.05 0.01 445 0.91
Vagina 55 35 0.03 0.01 29 35 0.02 0.00 128 0.26
All cancer sites 182 563 - - 16.28 122 690 - - 11.24 353 826 363.5

Age-standardized (World) incidence rates per sex, top 10 cancers

Males Females

Lung 36.8 11.8

Liver 38.0 9.8

Breast 34.2

Stomach 21.7 10.6

Colorectum 17.6 11.6

Leukaemia 6.5 5.9

Prostate 12.2

Nasopharynx 8.1 2.8

Thyroid 1.9 7.6

Corpus uteri 8.9

50 40 30 20 10 0 10 20 30 40 50
ASR (World) per 100 000

Age-standardized (World) incidence and mortality rates, top 10 cancers

Incidence Mortality

Breast 34.2 13.8

Liver 23.0 21.9

Lung 22.8 20.6

Stomach 15.5 12.6

Colorectum 14.1 7.0

Prostate 12.2 5.1

Corpus uteri 8.9 2.1

Cervix uteri 6.6 3.4

Leukaemia 6.2 4.5

Nasopharynx 5.3 3.3

40 30 20 10 0 10 20 30 40
ASR (World) per 100 000

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