Romania

Source: Globocan 2018

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

Lung
11 340 (13.6%)

Colorectum
11 076 (13.3%)
Other cancers
Breast
41 463 (49.7%)
9 629 (11.5%)

Prostate
6 029 (7.2%)

Bladder
3 924 (4.7%)

Total: 83 461

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

Lung Total population

19 580 628
8 579 (19.1%)

Other cancers
18 568 (41.2%)
Number of new cases
Colorectum

83 461
6 500 (14.4%)

Stomach
2 295 (5.1%)

Prostate Number of deaths

Bladder 6 029 (13.4%)

50 902
3 051 (6.8%)

Total: 45 022

Number of new cases in 2018, females, all ages

Number of prevalent cases (5-year)

Breast
9 629 (25.1%) 202 230
Other cancers
15 695 (40.8%) Data source and methods
Colorectum
4 576 (11.9%) Incidence
Cervix uteri Country-specific data source: Cluj Regional Cancer
3 308 (8.6%) Registry, Timisoara Regional Cancer Registry
Method: Estimated from national mortality estimates by
modelling, using mortality:incidence ratios derived from
Corpus uteri Lung
2 470 (6.4%) 2 761 (7.2%)
cancer registry data in neighbouring countries

Total: 38 439 Mortality

Country-specific data source: National (WHO)
Summary statistic 2018
Method: National rates projected to 2018

Males Females Both sexes Prevalence

Population 9 485 608 10 095 020 19 580 628 Computed using sex-; site- and age-specific incidence to
1-;3- and 5-year prevalence ratios from Nordic countries for
Number of new cancer cases 45 022 38 439 83 461
the period (2000-2009), and scaled using Human
Age-standardized incidence rate (World) 264.7 192.3 222.4
Development Index (HDI) ratios.
Risk of developing cancer before the age of 75 years (%) 45.6 31.2 37.3
Number of cancer deaths 29 929 20 973 50 902
Age-standardized mortality rate (World) 167.6 88.9 123.3
Risk of dying from cancer before the age of 75 years (%) 35.9 20.4 27.0
5-year prevalent cases 97 511 104 719 202 230
Top 5 most frequent cancers excluding non-melanoma skin cancer Lung Breast Lung
(ranked by cases) Colorectum Colorectum Colorectum
Prostate Cervix uteri Breast
Bladder Lung Prostate
Stomach Corpus uteri Bladder

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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.
Lung 11 340 1 14.45 5.94 10 277 1 21.97 5.54 11 240 57.40
Breast 9 629 2 12.27 8.38 3 378 3 7.22 3.56 35 298 349.66
Colon 6 086 3 7.75 3.66 3 874 2 8.28 2.64 15 289 78.08
Prostate 6 029 4 7.68 9.66 2 479 7 5.30 5.32 19 971 210.54
Rectum 4 770 5 6.08 2.77 2 281 8 4.88 1.54 13 075 66.78
Bladder 3 924 6 5.00 2.38 1 587 10 3.39 1.15 11 533 58.90
Stomach 3 530 7 4.50 2.17 3 023 5 6.46 1.94 4 936 25.21
Liver 3 451 8 4.40 2.06 3 141 4 6.72 1.92 2 336 11.93
Cervix uteri 3 308 9 4.21 2.81 1 743 9 3.73 1.65 9 631 95.40
Pancreas 3 106 10 3.96 1.89 2 943 6 6.29 1.82 1 862 9.51
Corpus uteri 2 470 11 3.15 2.11 510 21 1.09 0.52 8 478 83.98
Kidney 2 044 12 2.60 1.06 908 15 1.94 0.55 5 067 25.88
Lip, oral cavity 1 896 13 2.42 0.93 835 16 1.79 0.41 5 395 27.55
Brain, nervous system 1 869 14 2.38 0.98 1 560 11 3.34 0.85 4 910 25.08
Ovary 1 840 15 2.34 1.63 1 088 13 2.33 1.06 4 963 49.16
Leukaemia 1 724 16 2.20 1.02 1 292 12 2.76 0.83 4 414 22.54
Larynx 1 663 17 2.12 0.79 955 14 2.04 0.49 4 876 24.90
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 1 424 18 1.81 0.71 707 17 1.51 0.40 4 043 20.65
Oropharynx 1 312 19 1.67 0.57 669 18 1.43 0.31 4 118 21.03
Thyroid 1 229 20 1.57 0.53 167 26 0.36 0.11 4 450 22.73
Melanoma of skin 1 107 21 1.41 0.56 438 23 0.94 0.26 3 435 17.54
Oesophagus 732 22 0.93 0.37 668 19 1.43 0.35 736 3.76
Multiple myeloma 652 23 0.83 0.35 439 22 0.94 0.26 1 568 8.01
Hypopharynx 647 24 0.82 0.29 368 24 0.79 0.17 1 046 5.34
Gallbladder 630 25 0.80 0.41 520 20 1.11 0.35 648 3.31
Nasopharynx 425 26 0.54 0.19 186 25 0.40 0.09 1 333 6.81
Testis 367 27 0.47 0.31 54 32 0.12 0.06 1 492 15.73
Vulva 331 28 0.42 0.37 160 28 0.34 0.20 948 9.39
Hodgkin lymphoma 264 29 0.34 0.12 95 29 0.20 0.05 986 5.04
Anus 220 30 0.28 0.13 164 27 0.35 0.11 601 3.07
Salivary glands 174 31 0.22 0.11 95 30 0.20 0.07 418 2.13
Penis 127 32 0.16 0.20 51 33 0.11 0.09 384 4.05
Mesothelioma 64 33 0.08 0.03 63 31 0.13 0.03 69 0.35
Kaposi sarcoma 57 34 0.07 0.04 24 35 0.05 0.02 150 0.77
Vagina 50 35 0.06 0.05 26 34 0.06 0.03 135 1.34
All cancer sites 83 461 - - 37.30 50 902 - - 27.02 202 230 1032.81

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

Males Females

Lung 50.7 12.7

Breast 51.6

Prostate 30.5

Colorectum 16.0 10.7

Bladder 16.9 3.3

Cervix uteri 19.5

Liver 12.7 4.9
Stomach 12.6 5.0
Pancreas 9.5 5.7
Corpus uteri 13.1

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

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

Incidence Mortality

Breast 51.6 14.6

Prostate 30.5 10.8

Lung 29.8 26.3

Colorectum 26.7 13.7

Cervix uteri 19.5 8.9

Corpus uteri 13.1 2.2

Ovary 10.4 5.2
Bladder 9.3 3.2
Liver 8.4 7.5
Stomach 8.3 6.8

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

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