Thyroid

Source: Globocan 2018

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

Lung 2 093 876 Lung 1 761 007

Breast 2 088 849 Colorectum 880 792
Colorectum 1 849 518 Stomach 782 685
Prostate 1 276 106 Liver 781 631
Stomach 1 033 701 Breast 626 679
Liver 841 080 Oesophagus 508 585
Oesophagus 572 034 Pancreas 432 242
Cervix uteri 569 847 Prostate 358 989
Thyroid 567 233 Cervix uteri 311 365
Bladder 549 393 Leukaemia 309 006
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 509 590 Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 248 724
Pancreas 458 918 Brain, nervous system 241 037
Leukaemia 437 033 Bladder 199 922
Kidney 403 262 Ovary 184 799
Corpus uteri 382 069 Lip, oral cavity 177 384
Lip, oral cavity 354 864 Kidney 175 098
Brain, nervous system 296 851 Gallbladder 165 087
Ovary 295 414 Multiple myeloma 106 105
Melanoma of skin 287 723 Larynx 94 771
Gallbladder 219 420 Corpus uteri 89 929
Larynx 177 422 Nasopharynx 72 987
Multiple myeloma 159 985 Melanoma of skin 60 712
Nasopharynx 129 079 Oropharynx 51 005
Oropharynx 92 887 Thyroid 41 071
Hypopharynx 80 608 Hypopharynx 34 984
Hodgkin lymphoma 79 990 Hodgkin lymphoma 26 167
Testis 71 105 Mesothelioma 25 576
Salivary glands 52 799 Salivary glands 22 176
Vulva 44 235 Kaposi sarcoma 19 902
Kaposi sarcoma 41 799 Vulva 15 222
Penis 34 475 Penis 15 138
Mesothelioma 30 443 Testis 9 507
Vagina 17 600 Vagina 8 062
0 500 000 1 000 000 1 500 000 2 000 000 0 500 000 1 000 000 1 500 000

Cancer incidence and mortality statistics worldwide and by region

Incidence Mortality
Both sexes Males Females Both sexes Males Females
Cum. risk Cum. risk Cum. risk Cum. risk Cum. risk Cum. risk
New cases New cases New cases Deaths Deaths Deaths
0-74 (%) 0-74 (%) 0-74 (%) 0-74 (%) 0-74 (%) 0-74 (%)
Eastern Africa  4 630 0.21 1 361 0.13 3 269 0.28 1 096 0.07 354 0.05 742 0.09
Middle Africa  884 0.12 275 0.09 609 0.14 337 0.05 145 0.05 192 0.05
Northern Africa  8 033 0.38 1 613 0.17 6 420 0.58 1 431 0.07 417 0.05 1 014 0.08
Southern Africa  2 441 0.42 460 0.19 1 981 0.62 164 0.03 48 0.03 116 0.04
Western Africa  2 295 0.11 541 0.05 1 754 0.17 474 0.03 127 0.02 347 0.05
Caribbean  2 223 0.44 498 0.20 1 725 0.66 231 0.04 81 0.03 150 0.05
Central America  14 535 0.81 2 213 0.25 12 322 1.33 1 128 0.07 366 0.05 762 0.09
South America  37 983 0.78 7 246 0.32 30 737 1.20 2 730 0.05 884 0.04 1 846 0.06
North America  70 547 1.46 16 849 0.71 53 698 2.20 2 337 0.03 1 098 0.04 1 239 0.03
Eastern Asia  260 560 1.13 60 686 0.52 199 874 1.75 11 295 0.04 4 091 0.03 7 204 0.05
South-Eastern Asia  29 784 0.44 7 347 0.25 22 437 0.62 4 207 0.06 1 344 0.05 2 863 0.07
South-Central Asia  28 758 0.15 7 905 0.09 20 853 0.22 6 852 0.05 3 238 0.05 3 614 0.04
Western Asia  21 143 0.82 4 599 0.38 16 544 1.29 1 493 0.07 478 0.05 1 015 0.09
Central and Eastern Europe  25 686 0.64 4 493 0.25 21 193 0.97 2 564 0.05 825 0.04 1 739 0.05
Western Europe  23 208 0.85 5 981 0.44 17 227 1.26 2 407 0.05 1 186 0.06 1 221 0.04
Southern Europe  21 038 0.96 5 410 0.50 15 628 1.40 1 262 0.03 497 0.03 765 0.03
Northern Europe  8 486 0.57 2 123 0.28 6 363 0.85 755 0.03 276 0.03 479 0.03
Australia and New Zealand  4 190 1.07 1 130 0.58 3 060 1.55 181 0.03 81 0.03 100 0.03
Melanesia  679 0.84 143 0.32 536 1.33 121 0.18 21 0.07 100 0.28
Polynesia  96 1.50 16 0.58 80 2.42 4 0.09 0 0 4 0.17
Micronesia  34 0.69 0 0 34 1.35 2 0 0 0 2 0
Low HDI  9 663 0.17 2 691 0.10 6 972 0.24 2 162 0.05 736 0.04 1 426 0.07
Medium HDI  60 656 0.24 15 405 0.14 45 251 0.34 11 713 0.05 4 673 0.05 7 040 0.05
High HDI  276 499 0.87 62 369 0.40 214 130 1.34 15 038 0.05 5 297 0.04 9 741 0.06
Very high HDI  220 219 1.16 50 390 0.54 169 829 1.77 12 153 0.04 4 851 0.04 7 302 0.04
World  567 233 0.68 130 889 0.33 436 344 1.03 41 071 0.05 15 557 0.04 25 514 0.05

Incidence, both sexes Mortality, both sexes 5-year prevalence, both sexes

Oceania Oceania Oceania

(0.88%) (0.75%) (0.98%)

Africa North Africa

(3.2%) America (2.4%)
(5.7%)
LAC* Africa LAC*
(9.7%) (8.5%) (9.4%)

North LAC* Asia North Asia

America Asia (10%) America
(58.1%) (57.4%)
(12.4%) (60%) (14.5%)
Europe Europe Europe
(13.8%) (17%) (15.2%)

Population Number Population Number Population Number

Asia 340 245 Asia 23 847 Asia 1 146 682
Europe 78 418 Europe 6 988 Europe 303 949
North America 70 547 *Latin America and the Caribbean 4 089 North America 290 445
*Latin America and the Caribbean 54 741 Africa 3 502 *Latin America and the Caribbean 188 578
Africa 18 283 North America 2 337 Africa 48 565
Oceania 4 999 Oceania 308 Oceania 19 627
Total 567 233 Total 41 071 Total 1 997 846

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 Age standardized (World) incidence rates, thyroid, males, all ages

ASR (World) per 100 000

≥ 3.5
2.2–3.5
1.5–2.2
0.99–1.5
0.42–0.99 Not applicable
< 0.42 No data

Age standardized (World) incidence rates, thyroid, females, all ages

ASR (World) per 100 000

≥ 13.6
8.8–13.6
6.5–8.8
3.0–6.5
1.3–3.0 Not applicable
< 1.3 No data

Data source: GLOBOCAN 2018

Graph production: IARC (http://gco.iarc.fr/today)
World Health Organization © International Agency for Research on Cancer 2018

Age standardized (World) incidence rates, thyroid, by sex Age standardized (World) incidence and mortality rates, thyroid

Males Females Incidence Mortality

North America 6.9 23.1 North America 15.0 0.30

Australia and New Zealand 5.6 16.1 Polynesia 13.8 0.60
Eastern Asia 5.3 18.1 Eastern Asia 11.6 0.40
Southern Europe 4.9 14.5 Australia and New Zealand 10.9 0.28
Polynesia 4.8 23.0 Southern Europe 9.7 0.29
Western Europe 4.1 12.9 Western Europe 8.5 0.45
Western Asia 3.5 13.0 Melanesia 8.1 1.7
Melanesia 3.3 12.6 Central America 8.0 0.63
South America 3.1 12.2 Western Asia 8.0 0.64
World 3.1 10.2 South America 7.8 0.50
Northern Europe 2.8 9.0 World 6.7 0.42
Central America 2.5 13.2 Central and Eastern Europe 6.3 0.42
Central and Eastern Europe 2.4 9.7 Micronesia 6.3 0.46
South-Eastern Asia 2.2 6.2 Northern Europe 5.9 0.27
Caribbean 2.0 6.7 Caribbean 4.4 0.38
Southern Africa 1.7 6.0 South-Eastern Asia 4.3 0.64
Northern Africa 1.6 5.7 Southern Africa 4.0 0.32
Eastern Africa 1.1 2.5 Northern Africa 3.7 0.71
South-Central Asia 0.85 2.2 Eastern Africa 1.9 0.55
Middle Africa 0.75 1.3 South-Central Asia 1.5 0.39
Western Africa 0.50 1.5 Middle Africa 1.0 0.46
Micronesia 12.4 Western Africa 1.0 0.29

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

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