Uganda

Source: Globocan 2020

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

Cervix uteri
6 959 (20.5%)

Kaposi sarcoma
Other cancers 3 844 (11.3%)
15 840 (46.6%)
Breast
2 639 (7.8%)

Prostate
2 375 (7%)

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
2 351 (6.9%)

Total: 34 008

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

Kaposi sarcoma Total population

2 482 (17.1%)

Other cancers
45 741 000
5 905 (40.6%)

Prostate Number of new cases

2 375 (16.3%)

Oesophagus
1 287 (8.9%) 34 008
Number of deaths
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma Liver

22 992
1 236 (8.5%) 1 244 (8.6%)

Total: 14 529

Number of new cases in 2020, females, all ages

Number of prevalent cases (5-year)

Other cancers
Cervix uteri
62 548
6 580 (33.8%)
6 959 (35.7%)
Data source and methods
Oesophagus
824 (4.2%) Incidence
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma Country-specific data source: Gulu Cancer Registry,
1 115 (5.7%) Kampala Cancer Registry
Method: Weighted/simple average of the most recent local
rates applied to 2020 population
Kaposi sarcoma Breast
1 362 (7%) 2 639 (13.5%)
Mortality
Total: 19 479 Country-specific data source: No data
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 22 546 589 23 194 411 45 741 000 Prevalence

Number of new cancer cases 14 529 19 479 34 008 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) 156.4 158.1 153.8
the period (2006-2015), and scaled using Human
Risk of developing cancer before the age of 75 years (%) 15.8 16.0 15.8 Development Index (HDI) ratios.
Number of cancer deaths 10 014 12 978 22 992
Age-standardized mortality rate (World) 115.5 114.5 112.4
Risk of dying from cancer before the age of 75 years (%) 11.8 12.3 12.0
5-year prevalent cases 25 743 36 805 62 548
Top 5 most frequent cancers excluding non-melanoma skin cancer Kaposi sarcoma Cervix uteri Cervix uteri
(ranked by cases) Prostate Breast Kaposi sarcoma
Oesophagus Kaposi sarcoma Breast
Liver Non-Hodgkin Prostate
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma Non-Hodgkin
lymphoma Oesophagus lymphoma

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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)
Cervix uteri 6 959 1 20.5 5.98 4 607 1 20.0 4.70 12 864 55.46
Kaposi sarcoma 3 844 2 11.3 1.00 2 131 2 9.3 0.58 7 960 17.40
Breast 2 639 3 7.8 2.47 1 366 6 5.9 1.38 5 283 22.78
Prostate 2 375 4 7.0 4.89 1 329 7 5.8 2.61 3 719 16.49
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 2 351 5 6.9 0.69 1 506 5 6.6 0.52 4 824 10.55
Oesophagus 2 111 6 6.2 1.52 2 003 3 8.7 1.46 2 322 5.08
Liver 2 004 7 5.9 0.95 1 860 4 8.1 0.92 3 016 6.59
Leukaemia 733 8 2.2 0.24 546 8 2.4 0.21 1 631 3.57
Ovary 650 9 1.9 0.67 476 10 2.1 0.57 1 242 5.35
Colon 585 10 1.7 0.44 420 12 1.8 0.33 989 2.16
Stomach 576 11 1.7 0.46 500 9 2.2 0.41 817 1.79
Lung 501 12 1.5 0.37 446 11 1.9 0.35 621 1.36
Rectum 487 13 1.4 0.38 357 14 1.6 0.29 912 1.99
Kidney 481 14 1.4 0.07 311 16 1.4 0.06 1 392 3.04
Nasopharynx 480 15 1.4 0.23 341 15 1.5 0.19 979 2.14
Brain, central nervous system 441 16 1.3 0.18 377 13 1.6 0.17 846 1.85
Lip, oral cavity 386 17 1.1 0.25 247 18 1.1 0.17 696 1.52
Hodgkin lymphoma 377 18 1.1 0.12 175 19 0.76 0.07 881 1.93
Penis 345 19 1.0 0.43 165 20 0.72 0.20 716 3.18
Corpus uteri 342 20 1.0 0.46 110 24 0.48 0.17 731 3.15
Thyroid 327 21 0.96 0.19 96 25 0.42 0.09 743 1.62
Pancreas 279 22 0.82 0.24 269 17 1.2 0.23 243 0.53
Bladder 266 23 0.78 0.18 150 23 0.65 0.10 497 1.09
Larynx 236 24 0.69 0.17 163 21 0.71 0.12 458 1.00
Multiple myeloma 188 25 0.55 0.13 163 22 0.71 0.12 321 0.70
Melanoma of skin 152 26 0.45 0.08 62 28 0.27 0.03 310 0.68
Vulva 122 27 0.36 0.13 73 27 0.32 0.10 275 1.19
Anus 113 28 0.33 0.06 82 26 0.36 0.04 189 0.41
Oropharynx 92 29 0.27 0.05 62 29 0.27 0.04 160 0.35
Salivary glands 86 30 0.25 0.04 55 30 0.24 0.04 190 0.42
Testis 62 31 0.18 0.06 25 34 0.11 0.04 147 0.65
Hypopharynx 60 32 0.18 0.05 48 31 0.21 0.04 69 0.15
Vagina 38 33 0.11 0.04 23 35 0.10 0.03 71 0.31
Mesothelioma 36 34 0.11 0.01 34 32 0.15 0.01 30 0.07
Gallbladder 31 35 0.09 0.02 28 33 0.12 0.02 41 0.09
All cancer sites 34 008 - - 15.78 22 992 - - 11.99 62 548 136.7

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

Males Females

Cervix uteri 56.2

Prostate 44.0

Oesophagus 16.5 8.9

Kaposi sarcoma 16.5 7.4

Breast 22.2

Liver 10.4 6.8

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 7.9 6.6

Colorectum 7.8 6.0

Stomach 4.0 3.0

Lung 3.3 2.5

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

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

Incidence Mortality

Cervix uteri 56.2 41.4

Prostate 44.0 27.5

Breast 22.2 12.0

Oesophagus 12.4 11.8

Kaposi sarcoma 11.5 6.5

Liver 8.5 8.1

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 7.2 5.1

Colorectum 6.7 5.0

Ovary 5.7 4.6

Penis 4.6 2.4

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

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