Table 1 Studies identified by systematic review and characteristics addressed in each study; registry, period, author, crude rate and ASIR information used to generate forest plot in Fig. 1
No | Author, Reference no | Registry/ Study Title | Data Source | Time period | Crude rate (per 100,000) | ASIRa (per 100,000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | IARC, KCR [20] | Karachi Cancer Registry | Karachi Cancer Registry data from Cancer Incidence Report published on IARC website | 1995—1997 | 3.20 | 6.81 |
2 | IARC, KCR [21] | Karachi Cancer Registry | Karachi Cancer Registry from Cancer Incidence Report published on IARC website | 1998—2002 | 4.00 | 7.47 |
3 | Pervez S et al. [10] | Karachi Cancer Registry | Karachi Cancer Registry data | 2017—2019 | 5.14 (estimated) | 6.02 |
4 | Bhurgri Y et al. [8] | Karachi Cancer Registry | Hyderabad residents registered at KCR and AKU Pathology collection point in Hyderabad | 1998–2002 | - | 3.60 |
5 | Bhurgri Y et al. [9] | Karachi Cancer Registry | Larkana residents registered at KCR and AKU Pathology collection point in Larkana | 2000–2002 | - | 2.20 |
6 | Hanif M et al. [22] | Institution-based Cancer Incidence in a Local Population in Pakistan: Nine Year Data Analysis | Karachi institute of Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine hospital data | 2000–2008 | - | 5.54 |
7 | Badar F et al. [6] | Punjab Cancer Registry | The population-based Punjab Cancer Registry data from PCR website | 2010—2019 | 1.48 (estimated) | 2.46 |
8 | PAEC [11] | Pakistan Atomic Energy Cancer Registry | Pakistan Atomic Energy Cancer Registry Report data from PAEC website | 2015–2017 | - | - |
9 | PAEC [12] | Pakistan Atomic Energy Cancer Registry | Pakistan Atomic Energy Cancer Registry Report from PAEC website | 2018–2019 | - | - |
10 | Yi M et al. [23] | Epidemiological trends of women’s cancers from 1990 to 2019 at the global, regional, and national levels: a population-based study | Global Burden of Disease 2019 | 1990–2019 | - | 7.70 |
11 | Arbyn M et al. [24] | Worldwide Burden of Cervical Cancer in 2008 | GLOBOCAN 2008 published by IARC | 2008 | - | 19.5 |
12 | Arbyn M et al. [25] | Estimates of incidence and mortality of cervical cancer in 2018: a worldwide analysis | Global Cancer Observatory 2018 published by IARC | 2018 | - | 7.3 |
13 | Fitzmaurice C et al. [26] | The Global Burden of Cancer 2013 | Cancer incidence in five continents (CI5) database from IARC | 2013 | - | 8.81 |
14 | Kulhanova I et al. [27] | Profile of cancer in the Eastern Mediterranean region: The need for action | GLOBOCAN 2012 | 2012 | - | 7.90 |
15 | Sung H et al. [28] | Global Cancer Statistics 2020: GLOBOCAN Estimates of Incidence and Mortality Worldwide for 36 Cancers in 185 Countries | Global Cancer Observatory (GCO) for 2020 | 2020 | 3.00 | 6.10 |