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CANCERFACTSHEETS:PROSTATECANCER
Estimatedage-standardisedrates(World)intheworld(per100000)
Males Females IncidenceMortality
UnitedStatesofAmerica
WHORegionoftheAmericas
EuropeanUnion(EU-28)
Moredevelopedregions
WHOEuropeanRegion
IARCMemberState(24countries)
WHOAfricanRegion
Lessdevelopedregions
WHOWesternPacificRegion
WHOEasternMediterraneanRegion
WHOSouth-EastAsiaRegion
China
India
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Ataglance
Prostatecanceristhefourthmostcommoncanceroverallandthesecondmostcommoncancerinmen.In2012,worldwide,thereareestimatedtohavebeen1.1millionmendiagnosedwithprostatecancer(accountingfor15%ofallincidentcancercasesinmen),withalmost70%ofthecases(759000)occurringinmoredevelopedregions.Prostatecancerincidencevariesbyafactorofmorethan25worldwide;theratesarehighestinAustralia/NewZealandandNorthAmerica(with2012age-standardizedincidenceratesof111.6and97.2casesper100000men,respectively)andinwesternandnorthernEurope,becausethepracticeofprostate-specificantigen(PSA)testingandsubsequentbiopsyhasbecomewidespreadinthoseregions.Incidenceratesarealsorelativelyhighincertainlessdevelopedregions,suchastheCaribbean(with79.8casesper100000menin2012),southernAfrica(61.8cases),andSouthAmerica(60.1cases),butremainlowinAsianpopulations,withestimated2012ratesof10.5and4.5casesper100000men,respectively,ineasternandsouth-centralAsia.
Withanestimated307000deathsin2012,prostatecanceristhefifthleadingcauseofdeathfromcancerinmen(accountingfor6.6%ofallcancerdeathsinmen).BecausePSAtestinghasamuchgreatereffectonincidencethanonmortality,thereislessworldwidevariationinmortality(with2012ratesvaryingbyafactorof10:fromapproximately3to30deathsper100000men)thaninincidence.Theestimatednumberof2012deathsduetoprostatecancerishigherinlessdevelopedthaninmoredevelopedregions(165000and142000,respectively).MortalityratesaregenerallyhighinpredominantlyBlackpopulations(with2012age-standardizedmortalityratesof29and19–24deathsper100000menintheCaribbeanandsub-SaharanAfrica,respectively),verylowinAsia(e.g.2.9deathsper100000menin2012insouth-centralAsia),andintermediateintheAmericasandOceania.
Estimatedincidence,mortalityandprevalence(5years)worlwidein2012
Estimatednumbers Cases Deaths 5-year-prev
World 1094916 307481 453345
Moredevelopedregions 741966 142014 112483
Lessdevelopedregions 352950 165467 340862
WHOAfricanRegion 51689 37486 17041
WHORegionoftheAmericas 412739 85425 35066
WHOEasternMediterraneanRegion 18585 12141 11942
WHOEuropeanRegion 419915 101419 41823
WHOSouth-EastAsiaRegion 38515 24932 33290
WHOWesternPacificRegion 153167 45977 314160
IARCMemberState(24countries) 790747 157081 134798
UnitedStatesofAmerica 233159 30383 20835
China 46745 22603 220108
India 19095 12231 8303
EuropeanUnion(EU-28) 345195 71789 33011
Estimatedage-standardizedrates(World)ofincidencecases,males,prostatecancer,worldwidein2012
≥227.2
33.2–67.6
19.7–33.2
10.8–19.7
<1.2
Nodata
Notapplicable
Allrightsreserved.ThedesignationsemployedandthepresentationofthematerialinthispublicationdonotimplytheexpressionofanyopinionwhatsoeveronthepartoftheWorldHealthOrganization/InternationalAgencyforResearchonCancerconcerningthelegalstatusofanycountry,territory,cityorareaorofitsauthorities,orconcerningthedelimitationofitsfrontiersorboundaries.Dottedanddashedlinesonmapsrepresentapproximateborderlinesforwhichtheremaynotyetbefullagreement.
Datasource:GLOBOCAN2012Graphproduction:IARC(http://gco.iarc.fr/today)WorldHealthOrganization
©InternationalAgencyforResearchonCancer2016
Estimatedage-standardizedrates(World)ofincidencecases,males,prostatecancer,worldwidein2012
*RegionaldataNORDCAN(www.ancr.nu)ECO(eco.iarc.fr)England:www.ons.gov.uk
*RegionaldataCI5.iarc.fr
*RegionaldataCI5.iarc.frAustralia:www.aih.gov.auNewZealand:wwww.health.govt.nzUSA:seer.cancer.gov
Estimatedage-standardizedrates(World)ofdeaths,males,prostatecancer,worldwidein2012
≥58.9
13.9–20.2
10.0–13.9
6.2–10.0
<0.74
Nodata
Notapplicable
Allrightsreserved.ThedesignationsemployedandthepresentationofthematerialinthispublicationdonotimplytheexpressionofanyopinionwhatsoeveronthepartoftheWorldHealthOrganization/InternationalAgencyforResearchonCancerconcerningthelegalstatusofanycountry,territory,cityorareaorofitsauthorities,orconcerningthedelimitationofitsfrontiersorboundaries.Dottedanddashedlinesonmapsrepresentapproximateborderlinesforwhichtheremaynotyetbefullagreement.
Datasource:GLOBOCAN2012Graphproduction:IARC(http://gco.iarc.fr/today)WorldHealthOrganization
©InternationalAgencyforResearchonCancer2016
Estimatedage-standardizedrates(World)ofdeaths,males,prostatecancer,worldwidein2012
WHO(www.who.int/healthinfo/en/) WHO(www.who.int/healthinfo/en/) WHO(www.who.int/healthinfo/en/)
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