International comparison of cancer mortality by sex and site
Rate per 100,000
Sex and Site
*ICD-9

 Japan
(1997)
 China
 Hong Kong
(1995)
 Canada
(1995)
 U.S.A.
(1994)
 Argentina
(1993)
 U.K.
(1995)
 France
(1994)
 Italy
(1993)
 Switzerland
(1994)
 Germany
(1995)
 Sweden
(1995)
 Russian F.
(1995)
 Sri Lanka
(1986)
 Australia
(1994)
Rural
(1994)
 Urban
(1994)
Males
Total malignant
neoplasms
08-14
273.0
 128.5
 156.0
 194.5
 213.7
 220.7
 159.4
 286.5
 303.5
 318.4
 270.2
 272.7
 246.2
 240.4
 29.3
 218.3
Lip, oral cavity
and pharynx
08
 5.4
 -
 -
 13.5
 4.8
 4.1
 3.7
 4.4
 15.5
 9.1
 8.3
 9.3
 3.4
 9.9
 3.1
 5.4
Esophagus
090

13.3
 21.9
 12.4
 9.6
 5.7
 6.4
 8.1
 14.1
 14.3
 6.5
 8.0
 7.9
 4.6
 8.7
 1.2
 6.4
Stomach
091

52.6
 26.2
 24.7
 11.9
 8.6
 6.3
 11.4
 16.8
 12.7
 27.7
 13.6
 19.9
 13.4
 40.8
 2.7
 9.3
Colon
093
 18.2
 5.6
 9.2
 13.6
 16.6
 18.7
 11.6
 20.4
 21.5
 19.2
 20.0
 22.5
 17.9
 10.0
 0.0
 20.6
Rectum, rectosigmoid
junction and anus
094
 11.8
 8.0
 5.8
 3.5
 3.0
 11.1
 7.4
 9.7
 8.5
 11.1
 10.7
 9.8
 0.3
 7.6
Liver
095

35.6
 33.2
 28.4
 -
 2.0
 2.6
 5.6
 1.5
 12.6
 15.2
 -
 4.7
 5.3
 -
 0.1
 2.9
Larynx
100

1.6
 -
 -
 3.0
 2.9
 2.5
 5.1
 2.6
 8.2
 7.6
 2.4
 3.9
 1.1
 9.8
 0.2
 2.3
Trachea, bronchus
and lung
101

58.3
 21.8
 46.6
 62.7
 66.6
 72.3
 39.6
 82.0
 70.2
 94.0
 62.3
 72.7
 41.6
 78.6
 2.0
 54.4
Prostate
124

10.2
 -
 -
 4.4
 25.6
 27.5
 15.9
 34.3
 32.9
 23.7
 45.0
 29.9
 52.3
 7.7
 0.2
 29.4
Bladder
126

4.7
 1.6
 2.9
 4.2
 6.1
 5.9
 6.0
 12.8
 11.7
 16.6
 -
 10.6
 9.8
 -
 0.2
 5.7
Malignant neoplasms of
other sites
 46.3
 -
 -
 -
 49.4
 48.8
 38.8
 65.7
 76.1
 66.9
 -
 61.5
 61.7
 54.5
 16.5
 53.3
Leukemia
141

6.0
 3.5
 3.7
 3.8
 7.4
 8.5
 5.0
 7.6
 9.0
 10.0
 8.6
 8.1
 8.9
 5.3
 2.3
 8.1
Other neoplasms of
lymphatic and
hematopoietic tissue
140-149

9.0
 -
 -
 5.8
 12.2
 13.6
 5.6
 13.3
 11.5
 12.2
 16.0
 10.6
 15.6
 5.3
 0.6
 13.0
@
Females
Total malignant
neoplasms
08-14

169.9
 81.6
 98.7
 119.8
 177.2
 190.5
 124.3
 252.9
 185.7
 213.0
 208.6
 249.4
 223.2
 166.7
 26.1
 160.9
Lip, oral cavity
and pharynx
08

2.0
 -
 -
 4.0
 2.0
 2.0
 0.9
 2.3
 2.3
 2.1
 2.5
 2.4
 2.1
 1.9
 1.4
 2.1
Esophagus
090

2.3
 13.4
 5.1
 2.3
 2.2
 2.0
 3.3
 8.7
 2.3
 1.6
 2.6
 2.3
 2.1
 2.7
 1.2
 3.4
Stomach
091

27.5
 15.1
 13.0
 7.1
 5.5
 4.2
 6.1
 10.7
 8.1
 18.9
 9.1
 18.9
 8.7
 27.1
 3.4
 5.2
Colon
093
 16.5
 5.3
 8.8
 11.7
 15.7
 18.7
 10.2
 21.6
 19.8
 17.8
 18.1
 29.3
 19.9
 12.9
 0.1
 19.1
Rectum, rectosigmoid
junction and anus
094

6.7
 5.1
 3.7
 2.9
 2.6
 8.1
 5.8
 7.3
 6.7
 11.2
 8.5
 10.0
 0.2
 4.6
Liver
095

13.5
 13.6
 11.1
 -
 0.7
 1.0
 4.6
 0.6
 2.7
 6.1
 -
 2.5
 3.0
 -
 0.0
 1.0
Larynx
100

0.1
 -
 -
 0.2
 0.6
 0.6
 0.4
 0.7
 0.5
 0.5
 0.3
 0.5
 0.3
 0.4
 0.1
 0.4
Trachea, bronchus
and lung
101

20.9
 9.6
 23.5
 29.4
 35.5
 43.2
 8.1
 43.6
 11.2
 16.6
 17.3
 19.7
 24.2
 12.0
 0.4
 21.2
Breast
113

13.2
 3.5
 7.1
 10.4
 32.9
 32.7
 26.5
 47.2
 36.3
 39.0
 44.6
 44.5
 35.0
 24.6
 1.6
 29.8
Cervix uteri
120

3.5
 4.2
 2.5
 5.2
 2.7
 3.5
 5.0
 5.0
 2.7
 1.5
 4.1
 5.3
 3.6
 7.9
 0.4
 3.8
Other malignant
neoplasms of uterus
122

4.3
 -
 -
 2.0
 4.3
 4.6
 8.2
 4.9
 7.7
 9.5
 6.9
 7.0
 6.5
 8.2
 0.8
 2.8
Bladder
126

2.0
 0.6
 1.0
 1.7
 2.5
 2.8
 1.4
 5.9
 3.5
 3.9
 -
 5.3
 4.0
 -
 0.1
 2.4
Malignant neoplasms
of other sites
 46.2
 -
 -
 -
 53.0
 53.6
 38.7
 76.2
 65.2
 69.7
 -
 83.2
 83.5
 50.1
 14.3
 48.4
Leukemia
141

4.2
 3.3
 3.0
 2.8
 5.3
 6.6
 3.8
 5.8
 7.2
 7.7
 6.9
 7.9
 8.2
 4.7
 1.8
 6.0
Other neoplasms of
lymphatic and
hematopoietic tissue
140-149
 7.0 - - 4.1 10.5 12.1 4.5 11.6 10.4 10.8 13.9 10.5 13.5 4.1 0.3 10.7
Note: ICD-9 Basic Tabulation List, except Switzerland (ICD-8) , China (modified ICD-9) and Japan (ICD-10)
Source: World Health Statistics Annual(1996) WHO
Source: Vital Statistics of Japan, Statistics and Information Department, Ministry of Health and Welfare