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Table 3 Sex ratio of the age-standardized mortality rate from lung cancer in 23 countries, 1971–1995

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

 

Ratio

   

Country

1971–1975

1976–1980

1981–1985

1986–1990

1991–1995

Mean

Range

Rank*

Belgium

13.62

13.27

12.08

9.46

7.29

11.15

6.33

1

Netherlands

17.95

14.67

10.38

7.15

4.75

10.98

13.20

2

Finland

16.40

12.56

10.25

7.83

6.20

10.65

10.20

3

Spain

6.66

8.62

11.02

13.39

13.39

10.62

6.73

4

France

10.58

11.76

11.06

9.97

8.42

10.36

3.34

5

Italy

8.85

9.12

9.11

8.33

7.21

8.52

1.91

6

Poland

8.24

8.32

8.23

7.73

6.91

7.89

1.41

7

Greece

6.30

6.90

7.51

7.49

7.39

7.12

1.21

8

Portugal

4.73

5.67

5.77

6.36

6.31

5.77

1.63

9

Hungary

5.80

6.00

6.03

5.54

4.91

5.66

1.12

10

Australia

6.65

5.11

4.24

3.43

2.84

4.45

3.81

11

Norway

5.10

4.83

4.01

3.09

2.55

3.92

2.55

12

England and Wales

5.24

4.26

3.42

2.77

2.36

3.61

2.88

13

Canada

5.39

4.26

3.33

2.71

2.19

3.58

3.20

14

Japan

3.27

3.42

3.57

3.71

3.78

3.55

0.51

15

New Zealand

4.42

3.89

3.26

2.55

2.09

3.24

2.33

16

Denmark

4.77

3.74

2.86

2.27

1.78

3.08

2.99

17

Sweden

4.26

3.88

2.95

2.35

1.97

3.08

2.29

18

Singapore

3.11

3.33

3.11

2.86

2.93

3.07

0.47

19

USA

4.39

3.48

2.79

2.34

2.04

3.01

2.35

20

Cuba

2.72

2.87

2.85

2.74

2.70

2.78

0.17

21

Hong Kong

2.15

2.42

2.42

2.42

2.55

2.39

0.40

22

Taiwan

2.00

2.04

2.16

2.11

2.21

2.10

0.21

23

  1. *Rank by mean