Chile

Source: Globocan 2020

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

Prostate
8 157 (15%)

Colorectum
6 219 (11.5%)
Other cancers
26 343 (48.6%) Breast
5 331 (9.8%)

Stomach
4 208 (7.8%)

Lung
3 969 (7.3%)

Total: 54 227

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

Total population

19 116 209
Prostate
8 157 (28.3%)
Other cancers
10 989 (38.2%)

Number of new cases

Kidney
1 443 (5%)
Colorectum
3 114 (10.8%) 54 227
Number of deaths
Lung Stomach

28 584
2 293 (8%) 2 783 (9.7%)

Total: 28 779

Number of new cases in 2020, females, all ages

Number of prevalent cases (5-year)

Breast
5 331 (20.9%) 148 303
Colorectum
3 105 (12.2%) Data source and methods
Other cancers
12 408 (48.8%) Lung
1 676 (6.6%) Incidence
Cervix uteri Country-specific data source: Cancer Registry, Region of
1 503 (5.9%) Antofagasta, Arica Cancer Registry, Cancer Registry -
Province of Bío Bío, Concepción Cancer Registry, Region de
Los Ríos (Valdivia) Cancer Registry
Stomach
1 425 (5.6%)
Method: Estimated from national mortality estimates by
modelling, using mortality:incidence ratios derived from
Total: 25 448 country-specific cancer registry data

Summary statistic 2020 Mortality

Country-specific data source: National (WHO)
Males Females Both sexes Method: National rates projected to 2020
Population 9 425 669 9 690 540 19 116 209
Prevalence
Number of new cancer cases 28 779 25 448 54 227
Computed using sex-; site- and age-specific incidence to
Age-standardized incidence rate (World) 209.2 161.2 180.9
1-;3- and 5-year prevalence ratios from Nordic countries for
Risk of developing cancer before the age of 75 years (%) 21.2 16.1 18.4 the period (2006-2015), and scaled using Human
Number of cancer deaths 15 047 13 537 28 584 Development Index (HDI) ratios.
Age-standardized mortality rate (World) 103.8 76.0 87.4
Risk of dying from cancer before the age of 75 years (%) 10.3 8.0 9.0
5-year prevalent cases 79 149 69 154 148 303
Top 5 most frequent cancers excluding non-melanoma skin cancer Prostate Breast Prostate
(ranked by cases) Colorectum Colorectum Colorectum
Stomach Lung Breast
Lung Cervix uteri Stomach
Kidney Stomach Lung

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Source: Globocan

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)
Prostate 8 157 1 15.0 6.69 2 296 3 8.0 1.02 31 461 333.78
Breast 5 331 2 9.8 4.05 1 674 6 5.9 1.09 20 173 208.17
Colon 4 261 3 7.9 1.52 2 279 4 8.0 0.68 11 710 61.26
Stomach 4 208 4 7.8 1.50 3 317 2 11.6 1.10 6 426 33.62
Lung 3 969 5 7.3 1.47 3 550 1 12.4 1.30 4 607 24.10
Kidney 2 168 6 4.0 0.91 1 023 9 3.6 0.38 6 176 32.31
Rectum 1 824 7 3.4 0.72 858 11 3.0 0.29 5 494 28.74
Pancreas 1 776 8 3.3 0.64 1 721 5 6.0 0.61 1 274 6.66
Gallbladder 1 762 9 3.2 0.67 1 143 8 4.0 0.42 1 990 10.41
Liver 1 560 10 2.9 0.57 1 473 7 5.2 0.54 1 427 7.46
Bladder 1 546 11 2.9 0.52 691 14 2.4 0.19 4 714 24.66
Cervix uteri 1 503 12 2.8 1.09 799 12 2.8 0.54 4 318 44.56
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 1 463 13 2.7 0.58 717 13 2.5 0.26 4 516 23.62
Leukaemia 1 332 14 2.5 0.50 916 10 3.2 0.31 4 052 21.20
Thyroid 1 164 15 2.1 0.46 162 21 0.57 0.05 4 206 22.00
Corpus uteri 937 16 1.7 0.78 279 20 0.98 0.21 3 314 34.20
Melanoma of skin 857 17 1.6 0.33 302 19 1.1 0.10 2 769 14.49
Multiple myeloma 853 18 1.6 0.31 652 15 2.3 0.23 2 207 11.55
Ovary 837 19 1.5 0.66 549 17 1.9 0.42 2 428 25.06
Testis 824 20 1.5 0.58 98 24 0.34 0.07 3 402 36.09
Oesophagus 712 21 1.3 0.21 627 16 2.2 0.18 754 3.94
Brain, central nervous system 680 22 1.3 0.27 537 18 1.9 0.22 1 979 10.35
Lip, oral cavity 295 23 0.54 0.11 130 23 0.45 0.04 866 4.53
Hodgkin lymphoma 281 24 0.52 0.11 87 25 0.30 0.03 1 032 5.40
Larynx 217 25 0.40 0.08 143 22 0.50 0.05 702 3.67
Anus 134 26 0.25 0.05 42 30 0.15 0.01 402 2.10
Vulva 128 27 0.24 0.05 62 27 0.22 0.02 365 3.77
Oropharynx 119 28 0.22 0.05 59 28 0.21 0.02 334 1.75
Salivary glands 102 29 0.19 0.03 44 29 0.15 0.01 337 1.76
Penis 93 30 0.17 0.08 41 31 0.14 0.03 298 3.16
Mesothelioma 87 31 0.16 0.03 75 26 0.26 0.03 107 0.56
Hypopharynx 63 32 0.12 0.03 29 32 0.10 0.01 121 0.63
Vagina 49 33 0.09 0.04 19 33 0.07 0.01 133 1.37
Kaposi sarcoma 38 34 0.07 0.02 16 34 0.06 0.01 121 0.63
Nasopharynx 22 35 0.04 0.01 13 35 0.05 0.00 72 0.38
All cancer sites 54 227 - - 18.42 28 584 - - 9.04 148 303 775.8

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

Males Females

Prostate 56.7

Colorectum 22.6 17.7

Breast 37.4

Stomach 19.6 7.7

Lung 15.9 9.4

Kidney 10.9 4.7

Leukaemia 6.6 5.1

Cervix uteri 11.1

Pancreas 5.9 5.1

Gallbladder 3.6 7.2

60 40 20 0 20 40 60
ASR (World) per 100 000

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

Incidence Mortality

Prostate 56.7 14.0

Breast 37.4 10.2

Colorectum 19.9 9.4

Stomach 13.1 10.0

Lung 12.2 10.8

Cervix uteri 11.1 5.2

Kidney 7.6 3.2

Testis 7.6 0.87

Corpus uteri 6.5 1.6

Ovary 6.0 3.6

60 40 20 0 20 40 60
ASR (World) per 100 000

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