Table 3

Cancer prevalence in Vietnam

PopulationMalesFemalesBoth sexes
47 755 41248 735 73096 491 142
Number of new cancer cases90 82273 849164 671
Risk of developing cancer before the age of 75 years (%)19.012.815.6
Number of cancer deaths70 88843 983114 871
Age-standardised mortality rate (World)142.671.8104.4
Risk of dying from cancer before the of age 75 years (%)15.17.811.1
5-year prevalent cases138 602161 431300 033
Top five most frequent cancers excluding non-melanoma skin cancer (ranked by cases)LiverBreastLiver
LungColorectumLung
StomachLungStomach
ColorectumStomachBreast
NasopharynxLiverColorectum