Table 1 Age-standardized mortality rate (per100 000 person years) from lung cancer in males in 23 countries, 1971–1995
From: Patterns of lung cancer mortality in 23 countries: Application of the Age-Period-Cohort model
| Â | ASMR | Â | Â | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | 1971–1975 | 1976–1980 | 1981–1985 | 1986–1990 | 1991–1995 | Percent increase* | Rank$ |
Portugal | 31.88 | 40.51 | 45.96 | 54.40 | 59.48 | 86.57 | 1 |
Hungary | 97.10 | 116.05 | 138.49 | 161.34 | 180.91 | 86.31 | 2 |
Taiwan | 32.08 | 39.80 | 49.95 | 54.24 | 58.44 | 82.17 | 3 |
Spain | 56.92 | 68.84 | 80.68 | 93.80 | 101.49 | 78.30 | 4 |
Poland | 93.91 | 113.65 | 135.11 | 152.23 | 158.34 | 68.60 | 5 |
Japan | 38.88 | 46.55 | 53.40 | 56.96 | 59.44 | 52.87 | 6 |
Norway | 45.20 | 53.24 | 62.61 | 65.43 | 67.36 | 49.03 | 7 |
France | 74.81 | 87.45 | 93.16 | 99.32 | 100.08 | 33.77 | 8 |
Greece | 79.55 | 93.63 | 99.23 | 103.77 | 105.44 | 32.54 | 9 |
Italy | 94.59 | 110.47 | 123.02 | 125.63 | 117.10 | 23.80 | 10 |
Hong Kong | 94.96 | 118.63 | 116.24 | 116.89 | 110.13 | 15.97 | 11 |
Canada | 96.68 | 108.38 | 116.23 | 118.13 | 107.71 | 11.42 | 12 |
USA | 109.60 | 117.87 | 121.16 | 120.33 | 115.23 | 5.13 | 13 |
Denmark | 101.45 | 109.36 | 116.83 | 113.21 | 103.74 | 2.26 | 14 |
Sweden | 48.34 | 52.24 | 50.10 | 48.56 | 48.21 | -0.27 | 15 |
Singapore | 92.34 | 114.24 | 115.29 | 102.90 | 91.47 | -0.95 | 16 |
Belgium | 146.33 | 163.41 | 166.59 | 155.70 | 144.87 | -1.00 | 17 |
Cuba | 75.86 | 76.35 | 76.59 | 76.16 | 72.90 | -3.90 | 18 |
Netherlands | 151.10 | 162.14 | 160.49 | 148.73 | 129.40 | -14.36 | 19 |
Australia | 99.14 | 100.74 | 100.11 | 90.81 | 80.86 | -18.44 | 20 |
New Zealand | 99.81 | 104.55 | 100.52 | 93.07 | 79.31 | -20.54 | 21 |
England and Wales | 159.59 | 152.45 | 136.82 | 120.40 | 101.21 | -36.58 | 22 |
Finland | 142.74 | 142.51 | 126.97 | 105.58 | 90.20 | -36.81 | 23 |