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Table 2 Age-standardized mortality rate (per100 000 person years) from lung cancer in females in 23 countries, 1971–1995

From: Patterns of lung cancer mortality in 23 countries: Application of the Age-Period-Cohort model

 

ASMR

  

Country

1971–1975

1976–1980

1981–1985

1986–1990

1991–1995

percent increase*

Rank$

Netherlands

8.42

11.06

15.46

20.80

27.24

223.46

1

Norway

8.86

11.02

15.61

21.21

26.42

198.24

2

Denmark

21.25

29.28

40.86

49.78

58.41

174.91

3

Canada

17.94

25.44

34.93

43.53

49.13

173.81

4

USA

24.96

33.85

43.41

51.50

56.51

126.46

5

Hungary

16.75

19.34

22.99

29.11

36.83

119.89

6

Sweden

11.36

13.47

16.96

20.68

24.50

115.72

7

Poland

11.40

13.66

16.41

19.68

22.90

100.83

8

Australia

14.91

19.70

23.61

26.47

28.47

90.99

9

Belgium

10.74

12.31

13.79

16.45

19.86

84.90

10

New Zealand

22.58

26.88

30.83

36.53

38.00

68.29

11

France

7.07

7.44

8.42

9.97

11.89

68.19

12

Finland

8.71

11.35

12.39

13.48

14.54

67.02

13

Taiwan

16.03

19.55

23.13

25.69

26.43

64.94

14

Italy

10.69

12.12

13.51

15.09

16.23

51.86

15

England and Wales

30.45

35.75

40.06

43.52

42.84

40.68

16

Portugal

6.74

7.14

7.97

8.56

9.43

39.97

17

Japan

11.90

13.60

14.97

15.35

15.73

32.25

18

Greece

12.64

13.57

13.21

13.86

14.28

12.97

19

Singapore

29.66

34.34

37.07

36.01

31.25

5.36

20

Hong Kong

44.18

48.99

48.01

48.32

43.14

-2.34

21

Cuba

27.87

26.63

26.90

27.77

27.03

-3.02

22

Spain

8.54

7.99

7.32

7.01

7.58

-11.27

23

  1. * percent increase(%) = 100 × (ASMR1991–1995 - ASMR1971–1975) / (ASMR1971–1975)
  2. $ Rank by percent increase
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