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Breast
27 163 (17.7%)
Other cancers
Lung
71 208 (46.3%)
19 180 (12.5%)
Colorectum
17 364 (11.3%)
Prostate Liver
8 242 (5.4%) 10 594 (6.9%)
Total population
Lung
Other cancers
25 486 (37.9%)
153 751
9 614 (14.3%)
Leukaemia
3 083 (4.6%)
92 606
7 436 (11.1%)
Total: 67 267
Breast
27 163 (31.4%)
354 398
Other cancers
32 505 (37.6%)
Data source and methods
Incidence
Ovary Cervix uteri Country-specific data source: Cebu Cancer Registry,
5 395 (6.2%) 7 897 (9.1%) Manilla Cancer Registry, Rizal Cancer Registry
Method: Weighted/simple average of the most recent local
rates applied to 2020 population
Lung Colorectum
5 774 (6.7%) 7 750 (9%)
Mortality
Total: 86 484 Country-specific data source: National (WHO)
Method: Estimated from national incidence estimates by
Summary statistic 2020
modelling, using incidence:mortality ratios derived from
cancer registry data in neighbouring countries
Males Females Both sexes
Population 55 028 825 54 552 260 109 581 085 Prevalence
Number of new cancer cases 67 267 86 484 153 751 Computed using sex-; site- and age-specific incidence to
1-;3- and 5-year prevalence ratios from Nordic countries for
Age-standardized incidence rate (World) 164.6 167.3 162.0
the period (2006-2015), and scaled using Human
Risk of developing cancer before the age of 75 years (%) 16.7 16.7 16.5 Development Index (HDI) ratios.
Number of cancer deaths 47 046 45 560 92 606
Age-standardized mortality rate (World) 119.5 88.2 100.0
Risk of dying from cancer before the age of 75 years (%) 11.7 9.0 10.2
5-year prevalent cases 134 739 219 659 354 398
Top 5 most frequent cancers excluding non-melanoma skin cancer Lung Breast Breast
(ranked by cases) Colorectum Cervix uteri Lung
Prostate Colorectum Colorectum
Liver Lung Liver
Leukaemia Ovary Prostate
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Philippines
Source: Globocan
Males Females
Breast 52.7
Prostate 23.4
Ovary 10.4
60 40 20 0 20 40 60
ASR (World) per 100 000
Incidence Mortality
60 40 20 0 20 40 60
ASR (World) per 100 000
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