Radiation Oncology/Epidemiolgy/Cancer Death in Taiwan
- Cancer Death (2016) in Taiwan:
- 47,760 deaths due to cancer, which accounted for 27.7% of total deaths
- Crude death rate: 203.1 deaths per 100,000 population, an increase of 1.8% compared to the previous year
- age-adjusted death rate: 126.8 deaths per 100,000 population, a decrease of 0.9%
- The 10 leading causes of cancer death in Taiwan in 2016 (76.6% of total cancer deaths):
- Cancers of trachea, bronchus and lung
- Cancers of liver and intrahepatic bile ducts
- Cancers of colon, rectum and anus
- Cancer of breast (female)
- Cancer of oral cavity
- Cancer of prostate
- Cancer of stomach
- Cancer of pancreas
- Cancer of esophagus
- Cancer of ovary