In 2022, breast cancer had the rate of incidents among all cancer types in the Middle East and North Africa, at 49 new cases per 100,000 people. Trachea, bronchus and lung cancer had the second highest rate in the region. Vaginal, Oropharynx, and penis cancer all had the lowest incidence with a rate of under 0.2 cases per 100,000 people.
Rate of cancer incidents in the Middle East and North Africa in 2022, by cancer type
(per 100,000 persons per year)
Some figures have been rounded for better understanding.
Countries included:
Algeria, Bahrain, Gaza Strip and West Bank, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, United Arab Emirates, Tunisia, Turkey, Egypt, Yemen.
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