Western Asia Source: Globocan 2020 Number of new cases in 2020, both sexes, all ages Geography Breast 60 715 (13.7%) Lung 58 437 (13.2%) Other cancers Colorectum 227 932 (51.4%) 41 569 (9.4%) Prostate 30 794 (6.9%) Thyroid 24 028 (5.4%) Total: 443 475 Number of new cases in 2020, males, all ages Numbers at a glance Total population Lung 47 146 (20.3%) 278429416 Other cancers 100 429 (43.2%) Number of new cases Prostate 30 794 (13.2%) Colorectum 23 496 (10.1%) 443475 Number of deaths Stomach Bladder 13 235 (5.7%) 17 498 (7.5%) Total: 232 598 244551 Number of new cases in 2020, females, all ages Number of prevalent cases (5-year) Breast 1101590 60 715 (28.8%) Other cancers Data source and methods 91 173 (43.2%) Thyroid 18 724 (8.9%) Incidence Colorectum Population weighted average of the rates of the region- 18 073 (8.6%) specific countries included in GLOBOCAN 2020. Mortality Corpus uteri Lung 10 901 (5.2%) 11 291 (5.4%) Population weighted average of the rates of the region- specific countries included in GLOBOCAN 2020. Total: 210 877 Prevalence Summary statistic 2020 Sum of region-specific prevalent cases. Males Females Both sexes Populations included Population 145 853 346 132 576 067 278 429 416 Number of new cancer cases 232 598 210 877 443 475 Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Gaza Strip and West Bank, Age-standardized incidence rate (World) 198.3 162.3 175.8 Georgia, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Risk of developing cancer before the age of 75 years (%) 20.8 16.4 18.3 Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen Number of cancer deaths 141 031 103 520 244 551 Age-standardized mortality rate (World) 123.5 79.1 98.6 Risk of dying from cancer before the age of 75 years (%) 13.1 8.4 10.6 5-year prevalent cases 529 121 572 469 1 101 590 Top 5 most frequent cancers excluding non-melanoma skin cancer Lung Breast Breast (ranked by cases) Prostate Thyroid Lung Colorectum Colorectum Colorectum Bladder Lung Prostate Stomach Corpus uteri Thyroid The Global Cancer Observatory - All Rights Reserved - March, 2021. Page 1 Western Asia 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 60 715 1 13.7 5.00 20 943 2 8.6 1.73 194 664 146.83 Lung 58 437 2 13.2 2.93 52 467 1 21.5 2.71 64 731 23.25 Prostate 30 794 3 6.9 3.53 8 929 9 3.7 0.61 106 682 73.14 Colon 24 961 4 5.6 1.18 13 804 4 5.6 0.59 62 335 22.39 Thyroid 24 028 5 5.4 0.88 2 084 20 0.85 0.09 81 486 29.27 Stomach 21 156 6 4.8 0.99 17 586 3 7.2 0.82 31 464 11.30 Bladder 20 915 7 4.7 1.05 7 834 12 3.2 0.34 59 377 21.33 Leukaemia 16 818 8 3.8 0.62 11 823 6 4.8 0.46 48 219 17.32 Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 16 071 9 3.6 0.69 8 224 10 3.4 0.36 46 252 16.61 Rectum 15 967 10 3.6 0.77 8 029 11 3.3 0.37 43 774 15.72 Pancreas 13 812 11 3.1 0.66 13 511 5 5.5 0.65 10 938 3.93 Brain, central nervous system 12 829 12 2.9 0.51 10 738 8 4.4 0.46 34 315 12.32 Liver 11 342 13 2.6 0.55 10 927 7 4.5 0.53 11 543 4.15 Corpus uteri 10 901 14 2.5 1.08 3 159 18 1.3 0.30 35 777 26.99 Kidney 10 144 15 2.3 0.47 4 368 14 1.8 0.20 27 674 9.94 Ovary 8 507 16 1.9 0.75 5 827 13 2.4 0.55 22 677 17.10 Larynx 6 959 17 1.6 0.36 3 362 17 1.4 0.18 19 418 6.97 Cervix uteri 5 402 18 1.2 0.45 2 951 19 1.2 0.27 14 718 11.10 Hodgkin lymphoma 5 215 19 1.2 0.16 1 553 23 0.64 0.06 17 373 6.24 Multiple myeloma 5 157 20 1.2 0.26 3 861 16 1.6 0.20 12 893 4.63 Lip, oral cavity 4 373 21 0.99 0.20 1 737 21 0.71 0.08 11 785 4.23 Oesophagus 4 300 22 0.97 0.21 4 114 15 1.7 0.20 4 761 1.71 Melanoma of skin 3 819 23 0.86 0.17 1 355 24 0.55 0.05 11 969 4.30 Testis 2 927 24 0.66 0.14 398 28 0.16 0.02 10 827 7.42 Nasopharynx 2 680 25 0.60 0.11 1 645 22 0.67 0.07 7 539 2.71 Gallbladder 1 800 26 0.41 0.08 1 297 25 0.53 0.06 2 153 0.77 Salivary glands 1 391 27 0.31 0.06 554 27 0.23 0.03 4 138 1.49 Mesothelioma 1 166 28 0.26 0.06 947 26 0.39 0.05 1 512 0.54 Kaposi sarcoma 878 29 0.20 0.04 172 33 0.07 0.01 2 503 0.90 Anus 641 30 0.14 0.03 274 29 0.11 0.01 1 744 0.63 Vulva 608 31 0.14 0.06 255 31 0.10 0.02 1 781 1.34 Hypopharynx 526 32 0.12 0.03 200 32 0.08 0.01 925 0.33 Oropharynx 485 33 0.11 0.02 269 30 0.11 0.01 1 214 0.44 Vagina 262 34 0.06 0.02 115 34 0.05 0.01 660 0.50 Penis 90 35 0.02 0.01 37 35 0.02 0.00 271 0.19 All cancer sites 443 475 - - 18.31 244 551 - - 10.60 1 101 590 395.6 Age-standardized (World) incidence rates per sex, top 10 cancers Males Females Lung 41.7 8.7 Breast 46.6 Colorectum 19.9 14.0 Prostate 28.6 Bladder 15.4 2.6 Thyroid 3.8 14.0 Stomach 11.4 6.1 Leukaemia 7.5 5.7 Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 7.0 5.6 Pancreas 7.1 4.4 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 ASR (World) per 100 000 Age-standardized (World) incidence and mortality rates, top 10 cancers Incidence Mortality Breast 46.6 16.0 Prostate 28.6 8.4 Lung 24.2 21.9 Colorectum 16.8 8.9 Corpus uteri 8.8 2.5 Bladder 8.6 3.2 Thyroid 8.6 0.83 Stomach 8.5 7.1 Ovary 6.6 4.6 Leukaemia 6.5 4.6 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 ASR (World) per 100 000 The Global Cancer Observatory - All Rights Reserved - March, 2021. 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