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Table 5 Estimated Top-five cancer types in 2018 (Angola, Congo, Zambia and Namibia) and Luanda Region (2012–2016)

From: A hospital-based cancer registry in Luanda, Angola: the Instituto Angolano de Controlo do Cancer (IACC) Cancer registry

Country

Luanda Region

(2012–2016)

Angolaa

GLOBOCAN 2018

R. Congob

GLOBOCAN 2018

Zambiac

GLOBOCAN 2018

Namibiad

GLOBOCAN 2018

 

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

Women

1st

Prostate

Breast

Prostate

Cervix U.

Prostate

Breast

Prostate

Cervix U.

Prostate

Breast

2nd

Kaposi S.

Cervix U.

Liver

Breast

Liver

Cervix U.

Kaposi S.

Breast

Kaposi S.

Cervix U.

3th

Lip, Oral Cavity

Stomach

Colorectal

Colorectal

Colorectal

Colorectal

NHL

Kaposi S.

Lip, Oral Cavity

Kaposi S.

4th

Stomach

NHL

NHL

Eye

Stomach

Ovary

Oesophagus

NHL

Colorectal

Colorectal

5th

NHL

Kaposi S.

Lung

Ovary

Lung

Liver

Colorectal

Colorectal

Lung

Ovary

  1. NHL non-Hodgkin lymphoma; Kaposi S. Kaposi sarcoma; Cervix U Cervix uteri. aEstimative according simple average of Congo, Zambia and Namibia rates. bRates from Brazzaville (2010–2014) applied to 2018 population; cRates from Lusaka (2011.-2015) applied to 2018 population; dRates from Namibia (2010–2014) 4 applied to 2018 population. Bold - cancer site equal across the different estimations and the Luanda region.