Lung Cancer Statistics In Malaysia 2018

Principal causes of death.

Lung cancer statistics in malaysia 2018. The continuous update project panel judged there was strong evidence that drinking water containing arsenic and taking high dose beta carotene. The age adjusted death rate is 19 19 per 100 000 of population ranks malaysia 62 in the world. According to the mncr between 2007 and 2011 cancer incidences in malaysia involving males number 86 9 cases per 100 000 people compared to 99 3 cases involving females. Review other causes of death by clicking the links below or choose the full health profile.

Workshop 2018 on gynecologic oncology was held in the ajou university hospital suwon korea on the 24th to 25th august 2018. According to the latest who data published in 2018 lung cancers deaths in malaysia reached 4 730 or 3 36 of total deaths. The national cancer registry of malaysia ncr records 21 773 malaysians being diagnosed with cancer but estimates that almost 10 000 cases are unregistered every year. It is estimated that one in four malaysians 1 4 will develop cancer by 75 years old.

The top 25 countries with the highest incidence of lung cancer in 2018 are given in the tables below. Ischaemic heart diseases remains as the principal causes of death. Increasing population and longer life spans contributes to rise of cancer. The ministry is committed in cancer control and prevention strategies in reducing incidence mortality and improving cancer survival he said in the report s introduction.

There were 2 million new cases in 2018. Lung cancer remains the deadliest form of cancer among males in the world and has overtaken breast cancer as the most fatal cancer among. In 2017 the per cent of deaths caused by ischaemic heart diseases was 13 9 per cent followed by pneumonia 12 7 cerebrovascular diseases 7 1 transport accidents 4 6 and malignant neoplasm of trachea bronchus and lung 2 3.