In 2022, 72 thousand people died from trachea, bronchus and lung cancer in the Middle East and North Africa region. This was by far the largest number of deaths caused by any other type of cancer in the region. Liver, intrahepatic bile ducts, and breast cancer had the second highest death count during the same period. Penis cancer accounted for the least number of cancer-related deaths in that year.
Number of cancer deaths in the Middle East and North Africa in 2022, by cancer type
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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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International Agency for Research on Cancer. (February 13, 2024). Number of cancer deaths in the Middle East and North Africa in 2022, by cancer type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1450607/mena-number-respiratory-cancer-deaths-by-cancer-type/
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International Agency for Research on Cancer. (2024). Number of cancer deaths in the Middle East and North Africa in 2022, by cancer type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1450607/mena-number-respiratory-cancer-deaths-by-cancer-type/
International Agency for Research on Cancer. "Number of Cancer Deaths in The Middle East and North Africa in 2022, by Cancer Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1450607/mena-number-respiratory-cancer-deaths-by-cancer-type/
International Agency for Research on Cancer, Number of cancer deaths in the Middle East and North Africa in 2022, by cancer type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1450607/mena-number-respiratory-cancer-deaths-by-cancer-type/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of cancer deaths in the Middle East and North Africa in 2022, by cancer type [Graph], International Agency for Research on Cancer, February 13, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1450607/mena-number-respiratory-cancer-deaths-by-cancer-type/