Pakistan

Source: Globocan 2018

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

Breast
34 066 (19.6%)

Lip, oral cavity

18 881 (10.9%)

Lung
Other cancers 9 771 (5.6%)
96 127 (55.3%)
Oesophagus
7 953 (4.6%)

Leukaemia
7 139 (4.1%)

Total: 173 937

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

Lip, oral cavity Total population

12 924 (15.9%)

Lung
200 813 816
7 933 (9.8%)
Number of new cases
Oesophagus

173 937
4 713 (5.8%)
Other cancers
46 912 (57.7%) Prostate
4 552 (5.6%)

Leukaemia Number of deaths

4 264 (5.2%)

Total: 81 298
118 442
Number of new cases in 2018, females, all ages
Number of prevalent cases (5-year)

310 132
Breast
34 066 (36.8%)
Other cancers
39 271 (42.4%)
Data source and methods

Incidence
Oesophagus Lip, oral cavity Country-specific data source: Punjab Cancer Registry
3 240 (3.5%) 5 957 (6.4%) Method: Weighted/simple average of the most recent local
rates applied to 2018 population

Ovary Cervix uteri Mortality

4 504 (4.9%) 5 601 (6%)
Country-specific data source: No data
Total: 92 639
Method: Estimated from national incidence estimates by
modelling, using incidence:mortality ratios derived from
Summary statistic 2018
cancer registry data in neighbouring countries

Males Females Both sexes Prevalence

Population 103 146 926 97 666 889 200 813 816 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 81 298 92 639 173 937
the period (2000-2009), and scaled using Human
Age-standardized incidence rate (World) 106.6 121.5 114.0
Development Index (HDI) ratios.
Risk of developing cancer before the age of 75 years (%) 11.5 12.6 12.1
Number of cancer deaths 61 026 57 416 118 442
Age-standardized mortality rate (World) 81.5 77.9 79.8
Risk of dying from cancer before the age of 75 years (%) 9.0 8.5 8.8
5-year prevalent cases 131 231 178 901 310 132
Top 5 most frequent cancers excluding non-melanoma skin cancer Lip, oral cavity Breast Breast
(ranked by cases) Lung Lip, oral cavity Lip, oral cavity
Oesophagus Cervix uteri Lung
Prostate Ovary Oesophagus
Leukaemia Oesophagus Leukaemia

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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.
Breast 34 066 1 19.6 4.69 17 158 1 14.5 2.63 73 046 74.79
Lip, oral cavity 18 881 2 10.9 1.35 13 351 2 11.3 0.99 36 560 18.21
Lung 9 771 3 5.6 0.89 9 260 3 7.8 0.84 9 349 4.66
Oesophagus 7 953 4 4.6 0.64 7 555 4 6.4 0.61 7 562 3.77
Leukaemia 7 139 5 4.1 0.34 4 945 5 4.2 0.24 15 980 7.96
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 5 876 6 3.4 0.40 4 818 6 4.1 0.35 12 089 6.02
Cervix uteri 5 601 7 3.2 0.82 3 861 10 3.3 0.61 11 659 11.94
Bladder 4 610 8 2.7 0.41 2 614 13 2.2 0.23 9 298 4.63
Prostate 4 552 9 2.6 0.82 3 417 11 2.9 0.57 7 400 7.17
Ovary 4 504 10 2.6 0.64 3 326 12 2.8 0.53 9 047 9.26
Liver 4 381 11 2.5 0.36 4 222 7 3.6 0.36 3 786 1.89
Larynx 4 365 12 2.5 0.38 2 442 14 2.1 0.22 8 550 4.26
Brain, nervous system 4 299 13 2.5 0.25 4 033 8 3.4 0.23 8 855 4.41
Stomach 4 154 14 2.4 0.32 3 923 9 3.3 0.31 5 286 2.63
Gallbladder 3 312 15 1.9 0.27 2 189 16 1.8 0.18 4 011 2.00
Colon 3 016 16 1.7 0.21 2 181 17 1.8 0.16 5 208 2.59
Corpus uteri 2 881 17 1.7 0.48 1 139 19 0.96 0.21 6 349 6.50
Rectum 2 839 18 1.6 0.21 2 430 15 2.1 0.18 5 022 2.50
Hypopharynx 2 378 19 1.4 0.21 873 24 0.74 0.08 2 778 1.38
Kidney 2 209 20 1.3 0.16 1 329 18 1.1 0.11 4 102 2.04
Thyroid 1 971 21 1.1 0.12 434 27 0.37 0.04 4 826 2.40
Hodgkin lymphoma 1 597 22 0.92 0.08 908 23 0.77 0.06 3 994 1.99
Multiple myeloma 1 406 23 0.81 0.12 952 22 0.80 0.08 2 424 1.21
Oropharynx 1 234 24 0.71 0.11 1 101 20 0.93 0.10 2 682 1.34
Pancreas 1 070 25 0.62 0.09 1 008 21 0.85 0.08 843 0.42
Salivary glands 906 26 0.52 0.06 549 25 0.46 0.05 1 620 0.81
Nasopharynx 742 27 0.43 0.05 493 26 0.42 0.03 1 694 0.84
Testis 735 28 0.42 0.06 293 30 0.25 0.03 1 944 1.88
Anus 620 29 0.36 0.05 392 28 0.33 0.03 1 093 0.54
Melanoma of skin 428 30 0.25 0.03 313 29 0.26 0.02 922 0.46
Penis 388 31 0.22 0.07 224 31 0.19 0.04 814 0.79
Vagina 295 32 0.17 0.05 209 32 0.18 0.03 593 0.61
Vulva 218 33 0.13 0.03 148 33 0.12 0.02 511 0.52
Mesothelioma 48 34 0.03 0.00 43 34 0.04 0.00 48 0.02
Kaposi sarcoma 19 35 0.01 0.00 16 35 0.01 0.00 36 0.02
All cancer sites 173 937 - - 12.05 118 442 - - 8.78 310 132 154.44

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

Males Females

Breast 43.9

Lip, oral cavity 16.3 8.1

Lung 11.5 2.6

Oesophagus 6.5 4.4

Leukaemia 4.5 3.2

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 4.4 3.0

Cervix uteri 7.3
Prostate 6.7
Bladder 4.9 1.7
Larynx 5.2 0.90

50 40 30 20 10 0 10 20 30 40 50
ASR (World) per 100 000

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

Incidence Mortality

Breast 43.9 23.2

Lip, oral cavity 12.2 8.7

Cervix uteri 7.3 5.2

Lung 7.1 6.7

Prostate 6.7 5.0

Ovary 5.9 4.6

Oesophagus 5.5 5.2
Colorectum 4.2 3.3
Corpus uteri 4.0 1.6
Leukaemia 3.9 2.7

50 40 30 20 10 0 10 20 30 40 50
ASR (World) per 100 000

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