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Oceania Source: Globocan 2020 Oceania Source: Globocan 2020 Number of new cases in 2020, both sexes, all ages Geography Breast 25 873 (10.2%) Prostate 22 421 (8.8%) Colorectum 20 654 (8.1%) Other cancers 149 129 (58.6%) Melanoma of skin 19 239 (7.6%) Lung 16 975 (6.7%) Total: 254 291 Number of new cases in 2020, males, all ages Numbers at a glance Prostate Total population 22 421 (16.4%) 42677809 Melanoma of skin 11 126 (8.2%) Number of new cases Colorectum 11 076 (8.1%) Other cancers 78 150 (57.3%) Lung 9 277 (6.8%) 254291 Non-Hodgkin lymphoma Number of deaths 4 421 (3.2%) Total: 136 471 69354 Number of new cases in 2020, females, all ages Number of prevalent cases (5-year) Breast 25 873 (22%) 986804 Colorectum 9 578 (8.1%) Data source and methods Other cancers Melanoma of skin 62 248 (52.8%) 8 113 (6.9%) Incidence Lung Population weighted average of the rates of the region- 7 698 (6.5%) specific countries included in GLOBOCAN 2020. Mortality Corpus uteri 4 310 (3.7%) Population weighted average of the rates of the region- specific countries included in GLOBOCAN 2020. Total: 117 820 Prevalence Summary statistic 2020 Sum of region-specific prevalent cases. Males Females Both sexes Populations included Population 21 363 329 21 314 480 42 677 809 Number of new cancer cases 136 471 117 820 254 291 Australia and New Zealand, Melanesia, Micronesia, Age-standardized incidence rate (World) 443.5 370.1 404.6 Polynesia Risk of developing cancer before the age of 75 years (%) 41.1 33.9 37.5 Number of cancer deaths 37 923 31 431 69 354 Age-standardized mortality rate (World) 106.2 82.4 93.2 Risk of dying from cancer before the age of 75 years (%) 10.4 8.3 9.3 5-year prevalent cases 518 786 468 018 986 804 Top 5 most frequent cancers excluding non-melanoma skin cancer Prostate Breast Breast (ranked by cases) Melanoma Colorectum Prostate Colorectum Melanoma Colorectum Lung Lung Melanoma Non-Hodgkin Corpus uteri Lung lymphoma The Global Cancer Observatory - All Rights Reserved - March, 2021. Page 1 Oceania 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) Breast 25 873 1 10.2 9.58 5 044 3 7.3 1.55 105 734 496.07 Prostate 22 421 2 8.8 9.10 4 767 4 6.9 0.80 89 069 416.92 Melanoma of skin 19 239 3 7.6 3.36 1 949 11 2.8 0.24 68 070 159.50 Lung 16 975 4 6.7 2.91 12 012 1 17.3 1.89 21 677 50.79 Colon 13 637 5 5.4 2.07 5 085 2 7.3 0.50 40 939 95.93 Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 7 516 6 3.0 1.30 2 410 8 3.5 0.31 24 149 56.58 Rectum 6 217 7 2.4 1.14 2 331 9 3.4 0.33 20 052 46.98 Leukaemia 5 671 8 2.2 0.92 2 820 7 4.1 0.35 17 248 40.41 Kidney 5 524 9 2.2 1.02 1 591 15 2.3 0.22 17 044 39.94 Thyroid 5 062 10 2.0 1.00 310 24 0.45 0.05 19 023 44.57 Pancreas 4 891 11 1.9 0.76 3 979 5 5.7 0.58 3 782 8.86 Lip, oral cavity 4 431 12 1.7 0.88 951 19 1.4 0.18 12 652 29.65 Liver 4 419 13 1.7 0.83 3 539 6 5.1 0.62 4 845 11.35 Corpus uteri 4 310 14 1.7 1.72 863 21 1.2 0.26 16 300 76.47 Bladder 4 171 15 1.6 0.56 1 745 14 2.5 0.14 13 855 32.46 Stomach 3 330 16 1.3 0.57 1 862 12 2.7 0.29 5 389 12.63 Multiple myeloma 3 054 17 1.2 0.51 1 426 17 2.1 0.18 8 624 20.21 Cervix uteri 2 512 18 0.99 0.94 1 270 18 1.8 0.46 6 321 29.66 Brain, central nervous system 2 438 19 0.96 0.45 1 980 10 2.9 0.37 7 527 17.64 Oesophagus 2 192 20 0.86 0.38 1 826 13 2.6 0.30 2 646 6.20 Ovary 2 101 21 0.83 0.73 1 538 16 2.2 0.48 5 999 28.15 Testis 1 177 22 0.46 0.42 46 33 0.07 0.02 5 299 24.80 Oropharynx 1 174 23 0.46 0.26 349 22 0.50 0.07 3 536 8.29 Mesothelioma 1 011 24 0.40 0.12 895 20 1.3 0.10 1 133 2.65 Hodgkin lymphoma 961 25 0.38 0.17 130 29 0.19 0.02 3 934 9.22 Larynx 829 26 0.33 0.16 317 23 0.46 0.06 2 732 6.40 Anus 800 27 0.31 0.16 187 26 0.27 0.03 2 543 5.96 Gallbladder 539 28 0.21 0.08 305 25 0.44 0.05 637 1.49 Vulva 539 29 0.21 0.17 113 30 0.16 0.02 1 873 8.79 Salivary glands 489 30 0.19 0.08 151 27 0.22 0.02 1 684 3.95 Hypopharynx 243 31 0.10 0.05 96 31 0.14 0.02 484 1.13 Nasopharynx 228 32 0.09 0.05 141 28 0.20 0.03 742 1.74 Penis 202 33 0.08 0.07 38 34 0.05 0.01 645 3.02 Vagina 137 34 0.05 0.05 54 32 0.08 0.02 399 1.87 Kaposi sarcoma 68 35 0.03 0.01 8 35 0.01 0.00 214 0.50 All cancer sites 254 291 - - 37.47 69 354 - - 9.29 986 804 2312.2 Age-standardized (World) incidence rates per sex, top 10 cancers Males Females Breast 87.8 Prostate 70.3 Melanoma of skin 35.3 25.4 Colorectum 33.8 26.1 Lung 27.4 21.0 Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 14.3 9.2 Thyroid 4.9 14.5 Leukaemia 11.3 7.4 Kidney 12.4 5.4 Lip, oral cavity 10.0 5.0 100 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 87.8 14.7 Prostate 70.3 11.0 Melanoma of skin 30.1 2.5 Colorectum 29.8 9.3 Lung 24.0 16.1 Corpus uteri 14.0 2.3 Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 11.7 3.1 Cervix uteri 10.1 4.6 Thyroid 9.7 0.45 Leukaemia 9.3 3.8 100 80 60 40 20 0 20 40 60 80 100 ASR (World) per 100 000 The Global Cancer Observatory - All Rights Reserved - March, 2021. 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