WORLD EPIDEMIOLOGY

Of cancer
Maria Fernanda Vera A01283995
Lilian López A01177637
Adriana Roldán Plata A01284177
Ericka Teresa Vázquez Silva A01284503
Carol Stefany Gonzalez A00832339
Dania Gabriela Salazar Gomez A00832447

Mortality Worldwide: 10 million of deaths 1 in 6 people (WHO,2022)

"Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide". -WHO, 2022

Breast Lung Colon Rectum Prostate

2.26 million. 2.21 million 1.93 million cases. 1.41 million
685 000. 1.80 million 916 000. 375,304

Liver: 830,000; stomach: 769,000

Europe
Second main cause of death after
cardiovascular diseases
Most common are breast (13%), prostate (12%),
lung (12%), and colorectum (13%) cancers
In 2018 was estimated 3.9 million new cases
In 2018 was estimated 1.9 million deaths
(Public Health, 2023; American Cancer Society, 2023)

Africa 1 109 209

New cases in 2020
Over one-third of cervical cancer deaths globally
occur in sub-Saharan Africa, though the region 711 429
represents only 14% of the world female population. Deaths in 2020

America
4 million diagnosis in 2020
1,4 million deaths (47% occur in people aged
69 and younger)
Most common cancer
- Men: Prostate cancer (21.7%)
- Women: Breast cancer (25.4%)

Asia (leader in cancer cases)

Latin America Africa
7.6% 5.7%

North America
13.3%

In 2020, out of the 19, 292,789 individuals diagnosed

with cancer worldwide, 9,503,710 were from asia.
The most common types of cancer in asia are: lung,
prostate, colorectal, stomach and liver in men, and Asia
49.3%
Europe
22.8%

breast, colorectal, lung, cervix, and thyroid in women.

Chance of surviving at
Australia New cases: least 5 years: 70%
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