Iraq

Source: Globocan 2018

Number of new cases in 2018, both sexes, all ages Geography

Breast
5 141 (20.3%)

Lung
2 123 (8.4%)

Leukaemia
Other cancers
1 674 (6.6%)
13 537 (53.5%)
Bladder
1 454 (5.7%)

Colorectum
1 391 (5.5%)

Total: 25 320

Number of new cases in 2018, males, all ages Numbers at a glance

Lung
Total population
1 573 (13.9%)

Bladder
1 092 (9.7%)
39 339 754
Number of new cases
Leukaemia

25 320
Other cancers 905 (8%)
6 229 (55.1%)
Colorectum
763 (6.8%)

Brain, nervous system Number of deaths

738 (6.5%)

Total: 11 300
14 524
Number of new cases in 2018, females, all ages
Number of prevalent cases (5-year)

54 809
Breast
5 141 (36.7%)
Other cancers Data source and methods
6 328 (45.1%)
Leukaemia
769 (5.5%) Incidence
Colorectum Country-specific data source: National
628 (4.5%) Method: Most recent rates from a single registry applied to
2018 population

Lung Brain, nervous system Mortality

550 (3.9%) 604 (4.3%)
Country-specific data source: No data
Total: 14 020
Method: Estimated from national incidence estimates by
modelling, using incidence:mortality ratios derived from
Summary statistic 2018
cancer registry data in neighbouring countries

Males Females Both sexes Prevalence

Population 19 918 410 19 421 344 39 339 754 Computed using sex-; site- and age-specific incidence to
1-;3- and 5-year prevalence ratios from Nordic countries for
Number of new cancer cases 11 300 14 020 25 320
the period (2000-2009), and scaled using Human
Age-standardized incidence rate (World) 106.1 107.0 105.5
Development Index (HDI) ratios.
Risk of developing cancer before the age of 75 years (%) 11.5 11.0 11.2
Number of cancer deaths 7 283 7 241 14 524
Age-standardized mortality rate (World) 72.9 58.7 64.7
Risk of dying from cancer before the age of 75 years (%) 8.0 6.3 7.1
5-year prevalent cases 22 336 32 473 54 809
Top 5 most frequent cancers excluding non-melanoma skin cancer Lung Breast Breast
(ranked by cases) Bladder Leukaemia Lung
Leukaemia Colorectum Leukaemia
Colorectum Brain, nervous Bladder
Brain, nervous system Colorectum
system Lung

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Source: Globocan 2018

Incidence, Mortality and Prevalence by cancer site

New cases Deaths 5-year prevalence (all ages)

Cancer Number Rank (%) Cum.risk Number Rank (%) Cum.risk Number Prop.
Breast 5 141 1 23.69 4.03 1 727 2 13.79 1.47 13 006 66.97
Lung 2 123 2 9.78 1.36 2 066 1 16.50 1.32 2 039 5.18
Leukaemia 1 674 3 7.71 0.48 1 327 3 10.60 0.41 4 437 11.28
Bladder 1 454 4 6.70 0.89 596 6 4.76 0.33 3 465 8.81
Brain, nervous system 1 342 5 6.18 0.50 1 085 4 8.67 0.45 3 189 8.11
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 1 250 6 5.76 0.49 476 10 3.80 0.21 3 013 7.66
Colon 926 7 4.27 0.49 528 8 4.22 0.27 1 888 4.80
Stomach 791 8 3.64 0.40 750 5 5.99 0.38 1 006 2.56
Hodgkin lymphoma 650 9 2.99 0.16 168 16 1.34 0.07 1 934 4.92
Thyroid 631 10 2.91 0.22 69 23 0.55 0.03 1 823 4.63
Prostate 556 11 2.56 0.80 159 19 1.27 0.14 1 051 5.28
Liver 539 12 2.48 0.32 538 7 4.30 0.32 443 1.13
Ovary 534 13 2.46 0.42 362 11 2.89 0.34 1 279 6.59
Kidney 530 14 2.44 0.23 195 15 1.56 0.10 1 214 3.09
Pancreas 503 15 2.32 0.31 500 9 3.99 0.31 380 0.97
Larynx 495 16 2.28 0.32 360 12 2.88 0.24 1 189 3.02
Rectum 409 17 1.88 0.19 235 14 1.88 0.11 847 2.15
Gallbladder 293 18 1.35 0.18 253 13 2.02 0.16 329 0.84
Cervix uteri 244 19 1.12 0.20 159 18 1.27 0.15 612 3.15
Lip, oral cavity 237 20 1.09 0.13 146 20 1.17 0.08 568 1.44
Corpus uteri 215 21 0.99 0.22 60 24 0.48 0.07 552 2.84
Multiple myeloma 187 22 0.86 0.11 143 21 1.14 0.09 374 0.95
Nasopharynx 174 23 0.80 0.07 125 22 1.00 0.05 487 1.24
Testis 173 24 0.80 0.08 32 30 0.26 0.03 551 2.77
Oesophagus 172 25 0.79 0.10 165 17 1.32 0.10 165 0.42
Melanoma of skin 96 26 0.44 0.04 34 29 0.27 0.02 239 0.61
Salivary glands 96 27 0.44 0.05 57 25 0.46 0.03 223 0.57
Anus 56 28 0.26 0.03 50 26 0.40 0.03 119 0.30
Hypopharynx 51 29 0.23 0.03 28 31 0.22 0.01 81 0.21
Oropharynx 40 30 0.18 0.02 38 27 0.30 0.02 99 0.25
Kaposi sarcoma 40 31 0.18 0.02 23 32 0.18 0.01 92 0.23
Mesothelioma 36 32 0.17 0.02 35 28 0.28 0.02 39 0.10
Vulva 23 33 0.11 0.02 16 33 0.13 0.01 66 0.34
Vagina 18 34 0.08 0.02 12 34 0.10 0.02 44 0.23
Penis 5 35 0.02 0.01 3 35 0.02 0.00 13 0.07
All cancer sites 25 320 - - 11.17 14 524 - - 7.07 54 809 139.32

Age-standardized (World) incidence rates per sex, top 10 cancers

Males Females

Breast 38.4

Lung 17.4 5.0

Bladder 12.1 3.4

Leukaemia 6.1 4.6

Brain, nervous system 5.6 4.2

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 5.4 4.1

Stomach 4.6 2.8
Prostate 6.6
Colorectum 3.3 2.8
Liver 3.1 2.4

50 40 30 20 10 0 10 20 30 40 50
ASR (World) per 100 000

Age-standardized (World) incidence and mortality rates, top 10 cancers

Incidence Mortality

Breast 38.4 13.6

Lung 10.7 10.4

Bladder 7.3 3.1

Prostate 6.6 2.0

Colorectum 6.1 3.7

Leukaemia 5.3 4.4

Brain, nervous system 4.8 4.2
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 4.7 2.0
Ovary 3.9 2.9
Stomach 3.6 3.4

50 40 30 20 10 0 10 20 30 40 50
ASR (World) per 100 000

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