Cabo Verde

Source: Globocan 2018

Number of new cases in 2018, both sexes, all ages Geography

Prostate
91 (14.2%)

Stomach
71 (11.1%)

Other cancers Cervix uteri

337 (52.6%) 50 (7.8%)

Breast
48 (7.5%)

Liver
44 (6.9%)

Total: 641

Number of new cases in 2018, males, all ages Numbers at a glance

Total population

553 337
Prostate
91 (26.7%)
Other cancers
118 (34.6%)

Number of new cases

Liver
24 (7%)
Stomach
48 (14.1%) 641
Number of deaths
Lung Oesophagus

492
26 (7.6%) 34 (10%)

Total: 341

Number of new cases in 2018, females, all ages

Number of prevalent cases (5-year)

1 092
Cervix uteri
50 (16.7%)

Other cancers
Data source and methods
138 (46%) Breast
48 (16%)
Incidence
Stomach Country-specific data source: No data
23 (7.7%) Method: Estimated from national mortality estimates by
modelling, using mortality:incidence ratios derived from
cancer registry data in neighbouring countries
Liver Colorectum
20 (6.7%) 21 (7%)
Mortality
Total: 300
Country-specific data source: National (WHO)
Method: Most recent rates from one source applied to 2018
Summary statistic 2018
population

Males Females Both sexes Prevalence

Population 275 862 277 475 553 337 Computed using sex-; site- and age-specific incidence to
1-;3- and 5-year prevalence ratios from Nordic countries for
Number of new cancer cases 341 300 641
the period (2000-2009), and scaled using Human
Age-standardized incidence rate (World) 188.3 122.2 149.0
Development Index (HDI) ratios.
Risk of developing cancer before the age of 75 years (%) 17.4 12.6 14.7
Number of cancer deaths 275 217 492
Age-standardized mortality rate (World) 145.8 86.2 111.1
Risk of dying from cancer before the age of 75 years (%) 12.3 9.0 10.6
5-year prevalent cases 524 568 1 092
Top 5 most frequent cancers excluding non-melanoma skin cancer Prostate Cervix uteri Prostate
(ranked by cases) Stomach Breast Stomach
Oesophagus Stomach Cervix uteri
Lung Colorectum Breast
Liver Liver Liver

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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.
Prostate 91 1 14.2 4.67 58 2 11.8 1.74 173 62.71
Stomach 71 2 11.1 1.22 68 1 13.8 1.13 81 14.64
Cervix uteri 50 3 7.8 2.30 26 6 5.3 1.34 125 45.05
Breast 48 4 7.5 2.09 22 8 4.5 0.77 125 45.05
Liver 44 5 6.9 1.26 47 3 9.6 1.30 30 5.42
Lung 43 6 6.7 1.12 43 4 8.7 1.12 34 6.14
Oesophagus 39 7 6.1 1.44 40 5 8.1 1.45 36 6.51
Pancreas 25 8 3.9 0.56 25 7 5.1 0.55 15 2.71
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 24 9 3.7 0.75 14 9 2.8 0.46 60 10.84
Colon 17 10 2.7 0.27 13 10 2.6 0.14 35 6.33
Kidney 16 11 2.5 0.59 8 14 1.6 0.30 33 5.96
Lip, oral cavity 13 12 2.0 0.20 11 11 2.2 0.16 27 4.88
Rectum 13 13 2.0 0.29 8 15 1.6 0.14 28 5.06
Thyroid 12 14 1.9 0.28 3 19 0.61 0.06 37 6.69
Larynx 12 15 1.9 0.45 7 16 1.4 0.26 30 5.42
Leukaemia 9 16 1.4 0.34 10 13 2.0 0.34 17 3.07
Brain, nervous system 9 17 1.4 0.14 11 12 2.2 0.17 21 3.80
Bladder 6 18 0.94 0.23 5 17 1.0 0.12 14 2.53
Oropharynx 5 19 0.78 0.07 4 18 0.81 0.05 13 2.35
Melanoma of skin 4 20 0.62 0.23 2 23 0.41 0.12 10 1.81
Multiple myeloma 4 21 0.62 0.12 3 21 0.61 0.10 8 1.45
Ovary 3 22 0.47 0.11 3 20 0.61 0.11 6 2.16
Corpus uteri 3 23 0.47 0.20 2 22 0.41 0.10 9 3.24
Gallbladder 2 24 0.31 0.12 1 25 0.20 0.06 2 0.36
Salivary glands 2 25 0.31 0.08 2 24 0.41 0.08 4 0.72
Nasopharynx 2 26 0.31 0.03 1 28 0.20 0.02 7 1.27
Vulva 2 27 0.31 0 1 29 0.20 0 4 1.44
Hypopharynx 1 28 0.16 0.02 1 26 0.20 0.02 1 0.18
Testis 1 29 0.16 0.14 1 27 0.20 0.14 3 1.09
Mesothelioma 0 30 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 0
Anus 0 31 0 0 0 31 0 0 0 0
Vagina 0 32 0 0 0 32 0 0 0 0
Hodgkin lymphoma 0 33 0 0 0 33 0 0 0 0
Penis 0 34 0 0 0 34 0 0 0 0
Kaposi sarcoma 0 35 0 0 0 35 0 0 0 0
All cancer sites 641 - - 14.72 492 - - 10.56 1 092 197.35

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

Males Females

Prostate 51.4

Stomach 25.1 7.6

Lung 16.3 6.9

Oesophagus 20.1 2.9

Liver 11.3 9.3

Breast 20.6
Cervix uteri 20.5
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 5.3 6.6
Pancreas 4.4 6.0
Kidney 5.6 3.2

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 51.4 30.1

Breast 20.6 8.7

Cervix uteri 20.5 11.1

Stomach 15.3 14.5

Liver 10.7 11.2

Lung 10.5 10.5

Oesophagus 10.4 10.5
Colorectum 6.4 4.2
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 6.1 3.6
Pancreas 5.4 5.3

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

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