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Table 4 Observed, expected number of deaths, Standardized Mortality Ratio (SMR%) and CI95% for all cancers, lung, prostate and breast, by sex and West Bank districts, 1999-2009

From: Cancer mortality in the West Bank, Occupied Palestinian Territory

District

Male

Female

Obs.

Exp.

SMR%

CI95%

Obs.

Exp.

SMR%

CI95%

All cancers (ICD.10 = C00-C99)

 

Jenin-Tubas

610

549.0

111.1

102.4 - 120.2

441

445.0

99.2

90.2 - 108.9

Tulkarm

291

299.0

97.3

86.5 - 109.2

249

259.0

96.3

84.7 - 109.0

Nablus

640

604.0

105.9

97.9 - 114.5

494

486.0

101.7

93.0 - 111.1

Qalqilya

119

150.0

79.4

65.8 - 95.0

117

119.0

98.3

81.3 - 117.8

Salfit

94

109.0

85.9

69.4 - 105.1

87

88.0

99.2

79.5 - 122.4

North

1,754

1,712.0

102.5

97.7 - 107.4

1,388

1,396.0

99.5

94.3 - 104.8

Ramallah

437

506.0

86.4

78.5 - 94.9

337

434.0

77.6

69.6 - 86.4

Jericho

45

58.0

78.3

57.1 - 104.7

30

48.0

62.6

42.2 - 89.4

Center

482

563.0

85.6

78.1 - 93.6

367

482.0

76.1

68.5 - 84.3

Bethlehem

397

336.0

118.1

106.8 - 130.4

358

249.0

143.9

129.3 - 159.6

Hebron

790

812.0

97.3

90.6 - 104.3

607

594.0

102.2

94.3 - 110.7

South

1,187

1,148.0

103.4

97.6 - 109.4

965

843.0

114.5

107.4 - 122.0

West-Bank

3,423

3,423.0

100.0

-

2,720

2,720.0

100.0

-

Lung (ICD.10 = C34)

 

Jenin-Tubas

193

126.0

153.5

132.6 - 176.8

35

34.0

104.4

72.7 - 145.2

Tulkarm

61

69.0

88.3

67.6 - 113.5

17

20.0

86.2

50.2 - 138.0

Nablus

132

140.0

94.6

79.1 - 112.2

31

37.0

84.5

57.4 - 119.9

Qalqilya

29

34.0

84.9

56.9 - 122.0

10

9.0

112.7

54.1 - 207.2

Salfit

16

25.0

64.4

36.8 - 104.6

7

7.0

104.6

42.0 - 215.6

North

431

393.0

109.6

99.5 - 120.4

100

106.0

94.8

77.1 - 115.3

Ramallah

108

116.0

93.0

76.3 - 112.3

35

33.0

105.6

73.5 - 146.9

Jericho

19

13.0

145.4

87.5 - 227.1

4

4.0

112.7

30.7 - 288.5

Center

127

129.0

98.3

81.9 - 116.9

39

37.0

106.3

75.6 - 145.3

Bethlehem

103

77.0

133.3

108.8 - 161.7

31

19.0

166.4

113.1 - 236.3

Hebron

120

181.0

66.2

54.9 - 79.2

34

43.0

78.8

54.5 - 110.1

South

223

259.0

86.3

75.3 - 98.4

65

62.0

105.2

81.2 - 134.1

West-Bank

781

781.0

100.0

-

204

204.0

100.0

-

 

Prostate (ICD.10 = 61)

Breast (ICD.10 = C50)

Jenin-Tubas

53

53.0

101.0

75.7 - 132.2

77

95.0

81.0

63.9 - 101.2

Tulkarm

28

28.0

99.0

66.0 - 143.6

56

56.0

100.9

76.2 - 131.1

Nablus

68

57.0

119.6

92.9 - 151.7

108

106.0

102.2

83.9 - 123.4

Qalqilya

10

14.0

73.6

35.3 - 135.4

21

26.0

81.0

50.1 - 123.8

Salfit

9

11.0

81.1

37.1 - 153.9

27

18.0

146.4

96.5 - 213.0

North

168

162.0

103.6

88.5 - 120.5

289

301.0

96.1

85.4 - 107.9

Ramallah

22

49.0

44.9

28.1 - 68.0

69

91.0

76.1

59.2 - 96.3

Jericho

6

5.0

123.1

45.1 - 268.0

9

11.0

83.5

38.2 - 158.5

Center

28

54.0

52.0

34.5 - 75.1

78

102.0

76.9

60.8 - 95.9

Bethlehem

41

33.0

123.9

88.9 - 168.1

83

54.0

155.1

123.5 - 192.3

Hebron

87

75.0

116.2

93.1 - 143.4

134

128.0

104.3

87.4 - 123.6

South

128

108.0

118.6

98.9 - 141.0

217

182.0

119.3

103.9 - 136.2

West-Bank

324

324.0

100.0

-

584

584.0

100.0

-

  1. Source: Palestinian Ministry of Health, 1999–2009