Greece

Source: Globocan 2018

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

Lung
9 964 (14.8%)

Breast
Other cancers 7 734 (11.5%)
30 127 (44.7%)

Colorectum
7 319 (10.9%)

Bladder Prostate
5 800 (8.6%) 6 457 (9.6%)

Total: 67 401

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

Lung
Total population

11 142 158
7 862 (20.2%)

Other cancers
13 836 (35.5%)

Number of new cases

67 401
Prostate
6 457 (16.6%)
Kidney
1 514 (3.9%)

Number of deaths
Colorectum Bladder

33 288
4 158 (10.7%) 5 106 (13.1%)

Total: 38 933

Number of new cases in 2018, females, all ages

Number of prevalent cases (5-year)

Breast
7 734 (27.2%)
180 871
Other cancers
12 004 (42.2%)
Data source and methods
Colorectum
3 161 (11.1%) Incidence
Corpus uteri Country-specific data source: No data
2 262 (7.9%) Method: Estimated from national mortality estimates by
modelling, using mortality:incidence ratios derived from
cancer registry data in neighbouring countries
Thyroid Lung
1 205 (4.2%) 2 102 (7.4%)
Mortality
Total: 28 468
Country-specific data source: National (WHO)
Method: National rates projected to 2018
Summary statistic 2018
Prevalence
Males Females Both sexes Computed using sex-; site- and age-specific incidence to
Population 5 483 157 5 659 001 11 142 158 1-;3- and 5-year prevalence ratios from Nordic countries for
the period (2000-2009), and scaled using Human
Number of new cancer cases 38 933 28 468 67 401
Development Index (HDI) ratios.
Age-standardized incidence rate (World) 331.9 238.3 279.8
Risk of developing cancer before the age of 75 years (%) 33.1 22.8 27.7
Number of cancer deaths 20 462 12 826 33 288
Age-standardized mortality rate (World) 148.7 76.7 109.7
Risk of dying from cancer before the age of 75 years (%) 15.6 7.8 11.5
5-year prevalent cases 96 132 84 739 180 871
Top 5 most frequent cancers excluding non-melanoma skin cancer Lung Breast Lung
(ranked by cases) Prostate Colorectum Breast
Bladder Corpus uteri Colorectum
Colorectum Lung Prostate
Kidney Thyroid Bladder

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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.
Lung 9 964 1 14.8 5.20 8 343 1 25.1 4.06 10 265 92.13
Breast 7 734 2 11.5 7.33 2 207 3 6.6 1.38 30 176 533.24
Prostate 6 457 3 9.6 6.71 1 853 5 5.6 0.57 22 993 419.34
Colon 6 013 4 8.9 2.45 2 983 2 9.0 0.83 16 345 146.70
Bladder 5 800 5 8.6 2.63 1 537 6 4.6 0.39 18 476 165.82
Corpus uteri 2 262 6 3.4 2.65 394 16 1.2 0.35 8 312 146.88
Pancreas 2 175 7 3.2 0.85 2 031 4 6.1 0.74 1 208 10.84
Kidney 2 097 8 3.1 1.03 754 11 2.3 0.24 5 456 48.97
Stomach 1 908 9 2.8 0.75 1 423 8 4.3 0.46 2 756 24.73
Leukaemia 1 839 10 2.7 0.83 1 351 9 4.1 0.43 4 895 43.93
Melanoma of skin 1 664 11 2.5 0.89 351 19 1.1 0.14 5 575 50.04
Liver 1 642 12 2.4 0.68 1 478 7 4.4 0.50 1 087 9.76
Thyroid 1 600 13 2.4 1.01 89 24 0.27 0.03 6 250 56.09
Brain, nervous system 1 578 14 2.3 0.77 1 255 10 3.8 0.58 4 200 37.69
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 1 229 15 1.8 0.65 450 14 1.4 0.16 3 635 32.62
Rectum 1 104 16 1.6 0.51 401 15 1.2 0.13 3 225 28.94
Ovary 903 17 1.3 0.89 592 12 1.8 0.47 2 489 43.98
Multiple myeloma 809 18 1.2 0.36 502 13 1.5 0.16 1 972 17.70
Larynx 789 19 1.2 0.43 361 17 1.1 0.15 2 546 22.85
Hodgkin lymphoma 733 20 1.1 0.46 206 23 0.62 0.08 2 842 25.51
Cervix uteri 696 21 1.0 0.76 271 20 0.81 0.21 2 217 39.18
Lip, oral cavity 634 22 0.94 0.30 217 22 0.65 0.09 1 981 17.78
Gallbladder 502 23 0.74 0.19 357 18 1.1 0.12 488 4.38
Testis 438 24 0.65 0.59 23 32 0.07 0.02 1 923 35.07
Oesophagus 265 25 0.39 0.12 254 21 0.76 0.10 264 2.37
Anus 202 26 0.30 0.11 46 29 0.14 0.02 588 5.28
Vulva 189 27 0.28 0.12 82 25 0.25 0.03 580 10.25
Nasopharynx 163 28 0.24 0.09 81 26 0.24 0.04 514 4.61
Salivary glands 149 29 0.22 0.05 72 27 0.22 0.02 355 3.19
Kaposi sarcoma 118 30 0.18 0.05 26 31 0.08 0.01 339 3.04
Oropharynx 62 31 0.09 0.04 39 30 0.12 0.02 207 1.86
Mesothelioma 55 32 0.08 0.03 51 28 0.15 0.03 60 0.54
Penis 47 33 0.07 0.04 13 33 0.04 0.01 156 2.85
Hypopharynx 16 34 0.02 0.01 9 34 0.03 0.00 28 0.25
Vagina 12 35 0.02 0.01 5 35 0.02 0.00 37 0.65
All cancer sites 67 401 - - 27.71 33 288 - - 11.54 180 871 1623.30

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

Males Females

Lung 67.8 16.4

Breast 69.3

Prostate 50.5

Bladder 40.4 4.5

Colorectum 15.0 11.2

Corpus uteri 21.5

Thyroid 5.0 15.7
Kidney 14.1 4.3
Melanoma of skin 7.2 10.3
Leukaemia 10.5 6.7

80 60 40 20 0 20 40 60 80
ASR (World) per 100 000

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

Incidence Mortality

Breast 69.3 13.5

Prostate 50.5 8.8

Lung 40.5 31.8

Colorectum 26.2 9.7

Corpus uteri 21.5 2.8

Bladder 21.2 4.0

Thyroid 10.3 0.30
Kidney 9.0 2.4
Melanoma of skin 8.7 1.3
Leukaemia 8.5 4.3

80 60 40 20 0 20 40 60 80
ASR (World) per 100 000

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