International Range of Incidence for Selected Sites of Cancer Around 1985, Females

FEMALES
Site	High		Low		Ratio
	Population	Rate	Population	Rate	H/L
Lip	Thailand, Khon Kaen	3.8	China, Qidong Japan, Osaka China, Tianjin Switzerland, Basel U.K., North Western	0.0	­
Tongue	Singapore: Indian	3.0	Algeria, Sétif	0.0	­
Mouth	India, Bangalore	9.6	Japan, Yamagata Spain, Tarragona Poland, Warsaw Rural Algeria, Sétif	0.1	96.0
Oropharynx	U.S., California- Alameda: White	1.5	Japan, Yamagata Israel: Born in Africa, Asia	0.0	­
Nasopharynx	Hong Kong	11.2	Paraguay, Asunción U.S., Connecticut: Black Finland Japan, Nagasaki U.K., West Scotland U.K., Scotland Switzerland, Basel U.K., Birmingham Australia, South Canada, Maritime Provinces Japan, Yamagata Spain, Zaragoza Italy, Latina U.K., East Scotland U.K., S.E. Scotland Canada, New Brunswick U.S., Los Angeles: Span. surname Israel: Born in Europe, America Israel: Non-Jews U.S., New Mexico U.S., Hawaii: Japanese Colombia, Cali Netherlands, Eindhoven Switzerland, Geneva France, Calvados Japan, Saga Canada, Nova Scotia U.K., N.E. Scotland	0.1	112.0
Hypopharynx	India, Ahmedabad	2.2	Switzerland, Neuchâtel Italy, Torino Italy, Varese Poland, Lower Silesia	0.0	­
Esophagus	India, Bangalore	8.8	U.S., Los Angeles: Japanese	0.1	88.0
Stomach	Japan, Yamagata	42.9	India, Ahmedabad The Gambia	1.5	28.6
Colon	Bermuda: Black	34.4	Algeria, Sétif	0.9	38.2
Rectum	Israel: Born in Europe, America	16.1	The Gambia	0.6	26.8
Liver	Thailand, Khon Kaen	38.3	Canada, Prince Edward Island	0.1	383.0
Gallbladder, etc.	Peru, Trujillo	12.9	China, Qidong	0.4	32.3
Pancreas	U.S., California-Alameda: Black	11.9	India, Ahmedabad	0.2	59.5
Larynx	U.S., New Orleans: Black	3.8	Japan, Saga	0.1	38.0
Bronchus, Lung	New Zealand: Maori	62.2	India, Madras	1.4	44.4
Melanoma of Skin	Australian Capital Territory	25.3	China, Qidong Kuwait: Non-Kuwaitis Algeria, Sétif	0.1	253.0
Breast	U.S., California-Bay Area: White	104.2	The Gambia	3.4	30.6
Cervix Uteri	Peru, Trujillo	54.6	Israel: Non-Jews	2.6	21.0
Corpus Uteri	U.S., California-Bay Area: White	22.3	China, Qidong	0.5	44.6
Ovary, etc.	Switzerland, St. Gall	17.0	Mali, Bamako	1.0	17.0
Bladder	U.S., New Orleans: White	7.4	Algeria, Sétif	0.2	37.0
Kidney, etc.	Iceland	7.8	China, Qidong	0.4	19.5
Brain, Nervous System	Sweden	10.6	Algeria, Sétif Mali, Bamako	0.4	26.5
Thyroid Gland	U.S., Hawaii: Filipino	24.2	The Gambia	0.2	121.0
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma	Canada, Manitoba	10.6	Mali, Bamako	0.4	26.5
Hodgkin's Disease	U.S., Hawaii: Chinese	5.0	Japan, Hiroshima The Gambia	0.1	50.0
Multiple Myeloma	U.S., California; Alameda: Black	6.6	Peru, Trujillo Kyrgyzstan	0.1	66.0
Lymphoid Leukemia	U.S., Hawaii: Chinese	10.6	China, Qidong	0.3	35.3
Myeloid Leukemia	Italy, Romagna	5.3	China, Qidong The Gambia U.S., Hawaii: Chinese	0.3	17.7
All Sites	Canada, British Columbia	345.4	The Gambia	39.6	8.7

Rates are age-adjusted to the world standard.

Source:Parkin DM, Muir CS, Whelan SL, Gao YT, Ferlay J, Powell J. Cancer Incidence in Five Continents, Volume VI. IARC Scientific Publication No. 120. World Health Organization, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France, 1992