Serbia

Source: Globocan 2020

Number of new cases in 2020, both sexes, all ages Geography

Lung
8 048 (16.4%)

Other cancers Breast

22 589 (46.1%) 6 724 (13.7%)

Colorectum
5 989 (12.2%)

Bladder Prostate
2 549 (5.2%) 3 144 (6.4%)

Total: 49 043

Number of new cases in 2020, males, all ages Numbers at a glance

Total population
Lung

8 737 370
5 409 (21.2%)

Other cancers
10 432 (40.9%)
Number of new cases

49 043
Colorectum
Pancreas 3 785 (14.8%)
847 (3.3%)

Prostate Number of deaths

Bladder

28 107
1 911 (7.5%) 3 144 (12.3%)

Total: 25 528

Number of new cases in 2020, females, all ages

Number of prevalent cases (5-year)

Breast
6 724 (28.6%)
125 246
Other cancers
9 204 (39.1%) Data source and methods

Incidence
Cervix uteri Lung Country-specific data source: Central Serbia Cancer
1 205 (5.1%) 2 639 (11.2%) Registry
Method: Estimated from national mortality estimates by
modelling, using mortality:incidence ratios derived from
Corpus uteri Colorectum
1 539 (6.5%) 2 204 (9.4%)
cancer registry data in neighbouring countries

Total: 23 515 Mortality

Country-specific data source: National (WHO) National
Summary statistic 2020
(WHO)
Method: National rates projected to 2020
Males Females Both sexes
Population 4 279 651 4 457 719 8 737 370 Prevalence

Number of new cancer cases 25 528 23 515 49 043 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) 326.0 281.3 299.2
the period (2006-2015), and scaled using Human
Risk of developing cancer before the age of 75 years (%) 32.7 27.5 29.8 Development Index (HDI) ratios.
Number of cancer deaths 15 827 12 280 28 107
Age-standardized mortality rate (World) 187.4 123.5 151.7
Risk of dying from cancer before the age of 75 years (%) 20.4 13.6 16.8
5-year prevalent cases 59 803 65 443 125 246
Top 5 most frequent cancers excluding non-melanoma skin cancer Lung Breast Lung
(ranked by cases) Colorectum Lung Breast
Prostate Colorectum Colorectum
Bladder Corpus uteri Prostate
Pancreas Cervix uteri Bladder

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Source: Globocan

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. (per 100 000)
Lung 8 048 1 16.4 6.02 7 084 1 25.2 5.24 9 281 106.22
Breast 6 724 2 13.7 9.26 2 342 2 8.3 2.70 24 487 549.32
Prostate 3 144 3 6.4 4.34 1 251 6 4.5 1.14 11 600 271.05
Rectum 2 956 4 6.0 2.09 1 493 5 5.3 0.89 8 407 96.22
Colon 2 947 5 6.0 1.99 1 819 3 6.5 1.06 7 595 86.93
Bladder 2 549 6 5.2 1.76 931 9 3.3 0.47 7 387 84.54
Pancreas 1 589 7 3.2 1.01 1 561 4 5.6 0.98 1 217 13.93
Corpus uteri 1 539 8 3.1 2.24 383 19 1.4 0.44 5 276 118.36
Stomach 1 278 9 2.6 0.81 1 076 7 3.8 0.65 1 894 21.68
Cervix uteri 1 205 10 2.5 1.86 634 12 2.3 0.88 3 393 76.12
Kidney 1 155 11 2.4 0.87 557 14 2.0 0.37 3 107 35.56
Melanoma of skin 1 116 12 2.3 0.84 393 18 1.4 0.26 3 404 38.96
Leukaemia 1 054 13 2.1 0.74 711 11 2.5 0.44 2 918 33.40
Brain, central nervous system 1 018 14 2.1 0.77 851 10 3.0 0.62 2 778 31.79
Liver 996 15 2.0 0.64 956 8 3.4 0.60 941 10.77
Ovary 967 16 2.0 1.41 626 13 2.2 0.82 2 664 59.76
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 938 17 1.9 0.70 518 15 1.8 0.34 2 784 31.86
Lip, oral cavity 863 18 1.8 0.57 394 17 1.4 0.24 2 430 27.81
Larynx 747 19 1.5 0.58 443 16 1.6 0.32 2 220 25.41
Thyroid 531 20 1.1 0.44 81 27 0.29 0.05 1 874 21.45
Multiple myeloma 474 21 0.97 0.36 332 20 1.2 0.23 1 223 14.00
Testis 389 22 0.79 0.65 48 29 0.17 0.08 1 480 34.58
Oesophagus 344 23 0.70 0.26 329 21 1.2 0.24 396 4.53
Gallbladder 286 24 0.58 0.18 195 22 0.69 0.11 329 3.77
Hodgkin lymphoma 239 25 0.49 0.20 84 26 0.30 0.06 884 10.12
Oropharynx 215 26 0.44 0.18 133 23 0.47 0.11 586 6.71
Vulva 188 27 0.38 0.21 89 25 0.32 0.08 551 12.36
Hypopharynx 185 28 0.38 0.15 101 24 0.36 0.08 325 3.72
Salivary glands 99 29 0.20 0.06 59 28 0.21 0.03 293 3.35
Anus 86 30 0.18 0.05 44 31 0.16 0.02 249 2.85
Penis 83 31 0.17 0.12 36 32 0.13 0.05 252 5.89
Nasopharynx 81 32 0.17 0.07 47 30 0.17 0.04 255 2.92
Mesothelioma 45 33 0.09 0.03 35 33 0.12 0.02 54 0.62
Vagina 38 34 0.08 0.04 20 34 0.07 0.02 102 2.29
Kaposi sarcoma 10 35 0.02 0.01 5 35 0.02 0.00 29 0.33
All cancer sites 49 043 - - 29.80 28 107 - - 16.75 125 246 1433.5

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

Males Females

Lung 68.0 29.8

Breast 86.8

Colorectum 46.4 22.8

Prostate 33.4

Bladder 23.1 6.5

Cervix uteri 18.7

Corpus uteri 17.9

Pancreas 10.2 7.0

Leukaemia 9.5 6.6

Melanoma of skin 8.7 7.2

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

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

Incidence Mortality

Breast 86.8 23.9

Lung 47.3 40.0

Colorectum 33.6 16.7

Prostate 33.4 12.0

Cervix uteri 18.7 7.9

Corpus uteri 17.9 3.6

Bladder 14.1 4.3

Ovary 12.7 6.8

Testis 8.8 0.90

Pancreas 8.5 8.0

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

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