Argentina

Source: Globocan 2018

Number of new cases in 2018, both sexes, all ages Geography

Breast
21 558 (16.7%)

Colorectum
15 692 (12.2%)
Other cancers
63 713 (49.4%) Prostate
11 600 (9%)

Lung
11 595 (9%)

Kidney
4 889 (3.8%)

Total: 129 047

Number of new cases in 2018, males, all ages Numbers at a glance

Prostate Total population

44 688 858
11 600 (19%)

Other cancers
27 960 (45.7%) Number of new cases
Colorectum

129 047
8 527 (13.9%)

Lung
7 111 (11.6%)

Number of deaths
Bladder Kidney

68 778
2 789 (4.6%) 3 165 (5.2%)

Total: 61 152

Number of new cases in 2018, females, all ages

Number of prevalent cases (5-year)

Breast
337 638
21 558 (31.8%)
Other cancers
27 189 (40%) Data source and methods

Incidence
Thyroid Colorectum Country-specific data source: Bahía Blanca Cancer
3 015 (4.4%) 7 165 (10.6%) Registry, Chaco Cancer Registry, Córdoba Cancer Registry,
Entre Ríos Cancer Registry, Provincial Registry of Tumors of
Mendoza, Neuquén Cancer Registry, Santa Fe Cancer
Cervix uteri Lung
4 484 (6.6%) 4 484 (6.6%)
Registry, Cancer Registry of the Province of Tierra del Fuego
Method: Estimated from national mortality estimates by
Total: 67 895 modelling, using mortality:incidence ratios derived from
country-specific cancer registry data
Summary statistic 2018
Mortality
Males Females Both sexes Country-specific data source: National (WHO)
Population 21 875 185 22 813 673 44 688 858 Method: National rates projected to 2018

Number of new cancer cases 61 152 67 895 129 047

Prevalence
Age-standardized incidence rate (World) 229.4 214.8 218.0
Computed using sex-; site- and age-specific incidence to
Risk of developing cancer before the age of 75 years (%) 23.8 21.5 22.4 1-;3- and 5-year prevalence ratios from Nordic countries for
Number of cancer deaths 35 327 33 451 68 778 the period (2000-2009), and scaled using Human
Age-standardized mortality rate (World) 126.4 91.7 105.4 Development Index (HDI) ratios.

Risk of dying from cancer before the age of 75 years (%) 13.2 9.8 11.3
5-year prevalent cases 145 156 192 482 337 638
Top 5 most frequent cancers excluding non-melanoma skin cancer Prostate Breast Breast
(ranked by cases) Colorectum Colorectum Colorectum
Lung Lung Prostate
Kidney Cervix uteri Lung
Bladder Thyroid Kidney

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Source: Globocan 2018

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.
Breast 21 558 1 16.7 8.28 6 380 3 9.3 1.99 80 621 353.39
Colon 12 411 2 9.6 2.30 7 462 2 10.8 1.19 32 182 72.01
Prostate 11 600 3 9.0 5.58 3 974 5 5.8 1.04 38 110 174.22
Lung 11 595 4 9.0 2.39 10 662 1 15.5 2.18 11 864 26.55
Kidney 4 889 5 3.8 1.04 2 314 7 3.4 0.45 12 614 28.23
Pancreas 4 878 6 3.8 0.85 4 683 4 6.8 0.80 2 787 6.24
Cervix uteri 4 484 7 3.5 1.68 2 231 8 3.2 0.80 14 086 61.74
Stomach 3 980 8 3.1 0.75 3 202 6 4.7 0.57 5 743 12.85
Bladder 3 631 9 2.8 0.63 1 599 14 2.3 0.22 10 926 24.45
Thyroid 3 482 10 2.7 0.68 265 23 0.39 0.04 13 078 29.26
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 3 405 11 2.6 0.67 1 620 12 2.4 0.29 9 795 21.92
Rectum 3 018 12 2.3 0.59 1 178 17 1.7 0.20 8 414 18.83
Brain, nervous system 3 001 13 2.3 0.57 1 616 13 2.3 0.32 8 312 18.60
Leukaemia 2 934 14 2.3 0.50 2 098 10 3.1 0.33 8 496 19.01
Corpus uteri 2 412 15 1.9 0.94 895 18 1.3 0.27 8 527 37.38
Liver 2 343 16 1.8 0.43 2 113 9 3.1 0.38 1 599 3.58
Ovary 2 330 17 1.8 0.87 1 321 16 1.9 0.47 6 448 28.26
Oesophagus 2 299 18 1.8 0.42 1 891 11 2.7 0.33 2 246 5.03
Testis 1 724 19 1.3 0.55 205 27 0.30 0.07 6 876 31.43
Melanoma of skin 1 703 20 1.3 0.33 592 21 0.86 0.10 5 433 12.16
Gallbladder 1 648 21 1.3 0.31 1 339 15 1.9 0.24 1 711 3.83
Lip, oral cavity 1 465 22 1.1 0.29 581 22 0.84 0.11 4 323 9.67
Larynx 1 364 23 1.1 0.30 842 19 1.2 0.17 4 255 9.52
Multiple myeloma 992 24 0.77 0.19 703 20 1.0 0.13 2 387 5.34
Hodgkin lymphoma 842 25 0.65 0.15 219 25 0.32 0.04 3 263 7.30
Oropharynx 432 26 0.33 0.10 208 26 0.30 0.04 1 367 3.06
Mesothelioma 393 27 0.30 0.08 256 24 0.37 0.05 423 0.95
Vulva 355 28 0.28 0.09 159 28 0.23 0.04 1 039 4.55
Penis 352 29 0.27 0.16 131 30 0.19 0.05 1 096 5.01
Salivary glands 342 30 0.27 0.06 138 29 0.20 0.02 865 1.94
Anus 263 31 0.20 0.06 81 32 0.12 0.02 738 1.65
Kaposi sarcoma 227 32 0.18 0.04 41 34 0.06 0.01 698 1.56
Nasopharynx 159 33 0.12 0.03 84 31 0.12 0.02 478 1.07
Vagina 130 34 0.10 0.04 42 33 0.06 0.01 357 1.56
Hypopharynx 96 35 0.07 0.02 37 35 0.05 0.01 174 0.39
All cancer sites 129 047 - - 22.44 68 778 - - 11.31 337 638 755.53

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

Males Females

Breast 73.0

Prostate 42.4

Lung 26.3 13.3

Colorectum 13.9 11.1

Kidney 12.5 5.6

Cervix uteri 16.7

Pancreas 8.4 6.4
Thyroid 1.9 11.6
Stomach 9.4 4.0
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 7.7 4.6

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

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

Incidence Mortality

Breast 73.0 18.0

Prostate 42.4 12.3

Colorectum 25.0 12.6

Lung 18.9 17.1

Cervix uteri 16.7 7.7

Kidney 8.7 3.7

Ovary 7.9 4.0
Corpus uteri 7.6 2.3
Pancreas 7.3 6.9
Testis 7.3 0.80

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

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