Global liver cancer and gallbladder cancer incidence and mortality in 2020

Abstract

Abstract: Objective:According to the data of GLOBOCAN 2020, we compared the global and Chinese incidence and mortality of liver cancer and gallbladder cancer in 2020, to provide a scientific basis for cancer prevention and control.
Method:According to the incidence and mortality data of liver cancer and gallbladder cancer released by the International Agency for Research on Cancer in 2020, the differences among different regions, genders and ages were compared.
Result:In 2020, there were 905 677 new cases and 830 180 deaths of liver cancer globally, with age-standardized incidence and mortality rates of 9.5/100 000 and 8.7/100 000, respectively. For gallbladder cancer, the numbers of new cases and deaths were 115 949 and 84 695, respectively, with the age-standardized incidence and mortality of 1.2/100 000 and 0.84/100 000, respectively. The top five countries with highest incidence of liver cancer were Mongolia, Egypt, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. The top five countries with highest incidence of gallbladder cancer were Bolivia, Chile, Bangladesh, Nepal and Korea. In 2020, there were 410 038 new cases of liver cancer in China, with a standardized incidence rate of 18.2/100 000, ranking 8th among all countries. There were 391 152 new cases of death from liver cancer in China, with an age-standardized mortality rate of 17.2/100 000. For gallbladder cancer, there were 28 923 new cases of incidence in China, with an age-standardized incidence rate of 1.2/100 000, ranking 39th among all countries. There were 23 297 new cases of death from gallbladder cancer in China, with an age-standardized mortality rate of 0.97/100 000.
Conclusion:The disease burden of liver cancer and gallbladder cancer is different between countries. Different prevention and control strategies should be formulated according to different populations.

Key words: Liver cancer, Gallbladder cancer, Incidence, Mortality, World

Shan Tianhao¹, An Lan¹, Xu Mengyuan¹, Zeng Hongmei^1,*, Cai Jianqiang^2,*. Global liver cancer and gallbladder cancer incidence and mortality in 2020[J]. Electronic Journal of Liver Tumor, 2022, 9(4): 46-51.

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