Peru

Source: Globocan 2018

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

Prostate
7 598 (11.4%)

Breast
6 985 (10.5%)

Stomach
Other cancers 5 731 (8.6%)
37 600 (56.4%)
Colorectum
4 610 (6.9%)

Cervix uteri
4 103 (6.2%)

Total: 66 627

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

Total population
Prostate

32 551 811
7 598 (24.7%)

Other cancers
14 536 (47.3%) Number of new cases
Stomach

66 627
3 087 (10%)

Colorectum
2 255 (7.3%)

Number of deaths
Lung Non-Hodgkin lymphoma

33 098
1 568 (5.1%) 1 710 (5.6%)

Total: 30 754

Number of new cases in 2018, females, all ages

Number of prevalent cases (5-year)

Breast
6 985 (19.5%)
150 132
Cervix uteri
4 103 (11.4%) Data source and methods
Other cancers
Stomach
17 837 (49.7%)
2 644 (7.4%) Incidence
Colorectum Country-specific data source: Cancer Registry of Arequipa,
2 355 (6.6%) Metropolitan Lima Cancer Registry
Method: Estimated from national mortality estimates by
modelling, using mortality:incidence ratios derived from
Thyroid
1 949 (5.4%)
country-specific cancer registry data

Total: 35 873 Mortality

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

Males Females Both sexes Prevalence

Population 16 256 881 16 294 930 32 551 811 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 30 754 35 873 66 627
the period (2000-2009), and scaled using Human
Age-standardized incidence rate (World) 190.9 198.2 192.6
Development Index (HDI) ratios.
Risk of developing cancer before the age of 75 years (%) 18.3 19.1 18.6
Number of cancer deaths 16 059 17 039 33 098
Age-standardized mortality rate (World) 97.4 91.1 92.9
Risk of dying from cancer before the age of 75 years (%) 8.8 9.3 9.0
5-year prevalent cases 64 145 85 987 150 132
Top 5 most frequent cancers excluding non-melanoma skin cancer Prostate Breast Prostate
(ranked by cases) Stomach Cervix uteri Breast
Colorectum Stomach Stomach
Non-Hodgkin Colorectum Colorectum
lymphoma Thyroid Cervix uteri
Lung

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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.
Prostate 7 598 1 11.4 5.28 2 721 3 8.2 1.02 16 903 103.97
Breast 6 985 2 10.5 4.31 1 858 6 5.6 1.13 20 710 127.09
Stomach 5 731 3 8.6 1.71 4 606 1 13.9 1.32 7 333 22.53
Cervix uteri 4 103 4 6.2 2.42 1 836 7 5.5 1.10 11 155 68.46
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 3 357 5 5.0 1.08 1 335 11 4.0 0.41 8 657 26.59
Lung 3 210 6 4.8 1.00 2 844 2 8.6 0.84 2 956 9.08
Colon 3 096 7 4.6 0.95 1 925 5 5.8 0.51 7 204 22.13
Leukaemia 2 514 8 3.8 0.65 1 787 8 5.4 0.47 6 935 21.30
Thyroid 2 371 9 3.6 0.73 358 18 1.1 0.11 7 854 24.13
Liver 2 317 10 3.5 0.73 2 239 4 6.8 0.70 1 709 5.25
Brain, nervous system 2 221 11 3.3 0.65 1 454 9 4.4 0.44 5 753 17.67
Kidney 1 924 12 2.9 0.64 770 13 2.3 0.23 4 466 13.72
Gallbladder 1 649 13 2.5 0.55 1 075 12 3.2 0.35 1 724 5.30
Pancreas 1 557 14 2.3 0.49 1 433 10 4.3 0.45 951 2.92
Ovary 1 331 15 2.0 0.84 670 14 2.0 0.42 3 400 20.87
Bladder 1 096 16 1.6 0.31 413 16 1.2 0.09 2 938 9.03
Rectum 1 056 17 1.6 0.37 373 17 1.1 0.13 2 636 8.10
Corpus uteri 1 053 18 1.6 0.71 284 21 0.86 0.19 3 204 19.66
Multiple myeloma 995 19 1.5 0.35 599 15 1.8 0.20 2 178 6.69
Melanoma of skin 944 20 1.4 0.28 355 19 1.1 0.10 2 693 8.27
Testis 792 21 1.2 0.35 110 24 0.33 0.05 2 759 16.97
Lip, oral cavity 705 22 1.1 0.21 272 22 0.82 0.08 1 885 5.79
Anus 458 23 0.69 0.17 69 27 0.21 0.02 1 177 3.62
Oesophagus 445 24 0.67 0.15 347 20 1.0 0.11 387 1.19
Salivary glands 420 25 0.63 0.11 69 28 0.21 0.02 1 030 3.16
Hodgkin lymphoma 328 26 0.49 0.09 105 25 0.32 0.03 1 053 3.23
Vulva 277 27 0.42 0.13 58 32 0.18 0.02 821 5.04
Larynx 276 28 0.41 0.09 136 23 0.41 0.04 773 2.37
Kaposi sarcoma 276 29 0.41 0.07 72 26 0.22 0.02 720 2.21
Oropharynx 262 30 0.39 0.08 59 31 0.18 0.02 781 2.40
Penis 246 31 0.37 0.13 66 29 0.20 0.04 684 4.21
Hypopharynx 120 32 0.18 0.03 35 34 0.11 0.01 182 0.56
Vagina 111 33 0.17 0.08 26 35 0.08 0.01 276 1.69
Nasopharynx 88 34 0.13 0.03 44 33 0.13 0.01 248 0.76
Mesothelioma 77 35 0.12 0.03 65 30 0.20 0.02 73 0.22
All cancer sites 66 627 - - 18.63 33 098 - - 9.05 150 132 461.21

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

Males Females

Prostate 47.8

Breast 40.0

Stomach 19.3 13.4

Cervix uteri 23.2

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 10.7 9.2

Lung 9.5 8.9

Leukaemia 8.3 7.0
Thyroid 2.6 11.2
Colorectum 6.6 6.7
Liver 6.8 6.4

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

Prostate 47.8 15.6

Breast 40.0 10.3

Cervix uteri 23.2 10.2

Stomach 16.1 12.8

Colorectum 13.3 6.5

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 9.9 3.8

Lung 9.1 8.0
Ovary 7.6 3.8
Leukaemia 7.6 5.3
Thyroid 7.0 1.0

60 50 40 30 20 10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60
ASR (World) per 100 000

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