Bhutan

Source: Globocan 2018

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

Stomach
121 (20.7%)

Lung
48 (8.2%)
Other cancers
289 (49.4%) Cervix uteri
48 (8.2%)

Oesophagus
44 (7.5%)

Liver
35 (6%)

Total: 585

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

Total population

817 049
Stomach
82 (25.9%)

Other cancers
133 (42.1%)
Number of new cases
Liver

585
28 (8.9%)

Oesophagus
26 (8.2%)

Number of deaths
Colorectum Lung

490
23 (7.3%) 24 (7.6%)

Total: 316

Number of new cases in 2018, females, all ages

Number of prevalent cases (5-year)

942
Cervix uteri
48 (17.8%)

Other cancers Data source and methods

121 (45%)
Stomach
39 (14.5%)
Incidence
Lung Country-specific data source: National (pathology-based
24 (8.9%) register)
Method: Most recent rates from a single registry applied to
2018 population
Oesophagus Ovary
18 (6.7%) 19 (7.1%)
Mortality
Total: 269
Country-specific data source: No data
Method: Estimated from national incidence estimates by
Summary statistic 2018
modelling, using incidence:mortality ratios derived from
cancer registry data in neighbouring countries
Males Females Both sexes
Prevalence
Population 433 192 383 857 817 049
Computed using sex-; site- and age-specific incidence to
Number of new cancer cases 316 269 585
1-;3- and 5-year prevalence ratios from Nordic countries for
Age-standardized incidence rate (World) 88.5 87.0 87.8
the period (2000-2009), and scaled using Human
Risk of developing cancer before the age of 75 years (%) 9.9 9.7 9.8 Development Index (HDI) ratios.
Number of cancer deaths 274 216 490
Age-standardized mortality rate (World) 78.8 74.0 76.6
Risk of dying from cancer before the age of 75 years (%) 9.0 8.7 8.9
5-year prevalent cases 460 482 942
Top 5 most frequent cancers excluding non-melanoma skin cancer Stomach Cervix uteri Stomach
(ranked by cases) Liver Stomach Lung
Oesophagus Lung Cervix uteri
Lung Ovary Oesophagus
Colorectum Oesophagus Liver

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Source: Globocan 2018

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.
Stomach 121 1 20.7 2.43 117 1 23.9 2.36 151 18.48
Lung 48 2 8.2 1.16 44 2 9.0 1.07 53 6.49
Cervix uteri 48 3 8.2 1.55 32 5 6.5 1.16 110 28.66
Oesophagus 44 4 7.5 0.80 42 3 8.6 0.78 42 5.14
Liver 35 5 6.0 0.66 33 4 6.7 0.65 28 3.43
Lip, oral cavity 21 6 3.6 0.28 17 9 3.5 0.27 45 5.51
Rectum 21 7 3.6 0.33 18 7 3.7 0.31 38 4.65
Leukaemia 20 8 3.4 0.16 18 6 3.7 0.16 40 4.90
Ovary 19 9 3.2 0.71 14 10 2.9 0.61 42 10.94
Pancreas 18 10 3.1 0.53 18 8 3.7 0.53 12 1.47
Breast 16 11 2.7 0.62 8 13 1.6 0.38 39 10.16
Nasopharynx 16 12 2.7 0.23 13 11 2.7 0.20 42 5.14
Hypopharynx 14 13 2.4 0.29 8 14 1.6 0.17 16 1.96
Gallbladder 12 14 2.1 0.22 12 12 2.4 0.22 13 1.59
Brain, nervous system 12 15 2.1 0.15 7 16 1.4 0.08 22 2.69
Larynx 11 16 1.9 0.17 8 15 1.6 0.15 24 2.94
Colon 9 17 1.5 0.15 6 18 1.2 0.13 18 2.20
Thyroid 8 18 1.4 0.19 6 17 1.2 0.17 22 2.69
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 7 19 1.2 0.07 4 21 0.82 0.05 14 1.71
Bladder 6 20 1.0 0.11 6 19 1.2 0.11 12 1.47
Melanoma of skin 5 21 0.85 0.07 5 20 1.0 0.07 10 1.22
Oropharynx 4 22 0.68 0.03 3 23 0.61 0.03 10 1.22
Penis 4 23 0.68 0.07 3 24 0.61 0.03 9 2.08
Prostate 3 24 0.51 0.13 3 22 0.61 0.13 6 1.39
Kidney 2 25 0.34 0.02 2 25 0.41 0.02 3 0.37
Salivary glands 2 26 0.34 0 2 26 0.41 0 4 0.49
Kaposi sarcoma 2 27 0.34 0.05 2 27 0.41 0.05 4 0.49
Vagina 1 28 0.17 0.04 1 28 0.20 0.04 2 0.52
Mesothelioma 0 29 0 0 0 29 0 0 0 0
Anus 0 30 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 0
Corpus uteri 0 31 0 0 0 31 0 0 0 0
Hodgkin lymphoma 0 32 0 0 0 32 0 0 0 0
Multiple myeloma 0 33 0 0 0 33 0 0 0 0
Testis 0 34 0 0 0 34 0 0 0 0
Vulva 0 35 0 0 0 35 0 0 0 0
All cancer sites 585 - - 9.82 490 - - 8.86 942 115.29

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

Males Females

Stomach 24.2 13.5

Lung 7.1 8.7

Cervix uteri 14.4

Oesophagus 7.4 6.1

Liver 7.8 2.3

Pancreas 1.9 4.7

Ovary 6.1
Lip, oral cavity 3.9 2.1
Leukaemia 3.1 2.0
Breast 5.0

30 20 10 0 10 20 30
ASR (World) per 100 000

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

Incidence Mortality

Stomach 19.4 18.9

Cervix uteri 14.4 10.2

Lung 7.9 7.3

Oesophagus 6.8 6.6

Ovary 6.1 4.8

Liver 5.3 5.1

Breast 5.0 2.7
Colorectum 4.2 3.7
Pancreas 3.2 3.2
Lip, oral cavity 3.1 2.6

30 25 20 15 10 5.0 0 5.0 10 15 20 25 30
ASR (World) per 100 000

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