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Table 1 Numbers of deaths due to lung cancer in South Africa for 2006 by gender and age group

From: Trends in lung cancer mortality in South Africa: 1995-2006

Variable

Lung cancer

n (%)

Gender

 

   Men

3049 (67.4)

   Women

1476 (32.6)

Age group

 

   20 - 29

22 (0.5)

   30 - 39

   94 (2.1)

   40 - 49

464 (10.3)

   50 - 59

1135 (25.1)

   60 - 69

1420 (31.4)

   70 - 79

980 (21.7)

   80 and older

410 (9.1)