Table 6 Age- standardized incidence rates of esophageal cancera (per 100,000 per annum)
Esophageal cancer incidence rates (per 100,000 per annum) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Males | Females | Average | |
US | 4.8 | 1.1 | 3 |
China | 19.7 | 8.2 | 13.9 |
Iran | 4.6 | 3.5 | 8.1 |
Turkey | 1.8 | 1 | 1.4 |
Lebanon | 0.77 | 0.36 | 0.6 |
Syria | 1.1 | 0.72 | 0.91 |
Palestine | 1.4 | 0.64 | 1 |
Jordan | 1.3 | 0.75 | 1 |
Kuwait | 1.5 | 0.93 | 1.2 |
Iraq | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
Egypt | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
Cyprus | 1.6 | 0.31 | 0.9 |