Research Article

Cancer Burden in China during 1990–2019: Analysis of the Global Burden of Disease

Table 1

Total all-age incidence and age-standardized incidence rates for different types of cancer and their percentage change by gender in China, 1990–2019.

MorphologyGenderTotal all-age incidence, no. 103(95% UI)Age-standardized incidence rate (95% UI), per 100,000
19902019Change, %19902019Change, %

All neoplasmsMale989.39 (771.24, 1204.75)2639.01 (2074.05, 3272.87)166.73233.48 (185.78, 281.18)294.59 (233.01, 362.05)26.17
Female703.89 (547.24, 879.33)1816.78 (650.32, 2265.26)158.11154.51 (121.09, 191.46)181.72 (140.07, 226.34)27.21
Both1693.28 (1379.69, 2013.50)4551.17 (3716.31, 5453.52)168.78190.18 (156.49, 224.19)232.42 (190.76, 277.19)22.21

Tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancerMale178.99 (145.48,213.93)576.19 (451.4,709.27)221.9144.29 (36.72,52.43)61.74 (48.93,75.20)39.40
Female78.05 (65.13,91.71)256.74 (205.68,314.16)228.9418.01 (15.12,21.04)24.76 (19.89,30.26)37.48
Both257.04 (221.29,293.65)832.92 (700.29,981.63)224.0430.20 (26.20,34.26)41.71 (35.22,48.80)38.11

Stomach cancerMale207.53 (173.24,245.61)451.33 (357.18,560.15)117.4851.07 (42.99,59.92)47.35 (38,57.95)-7.28
Female109.81 (92.09,127.87)161.49 (130.60,198.34)47.0625.57 (21.49,29.61)15.80 (12.80,19.38)-38.21
Both317.34 (277.90,359.32)612.82 (513.00,728.89)93.1137.56 (33.08,42.27)30.64 (25.82,36.15)-18.42

Colorectal cancerMale56.86 (47.48,66.81)390.2 (310.20,484.11)586.2514.16 (12.03,16.43)41.43 (33.41,50.87)192.58
Female49.05 (40.80,57.12)217.7 (175.11,268.36)343.8311.30 (9.47,13.12)21.10 (17.00,26.04)86.73
Both105.91 (93.81,119.02)607.9 (521.80,708.42)473.9812.52 (11.15,14.03)30.55 (26.37,35.50)144.01

Breast cancerMale0.55 (0.45,0.66)7.11 (5.34,9.08)1192.730.13 (0.10,0.15)0.69 (0.53,0.88)430.77
Female81.07 (66.34,96.52)368.37 (290.09,463.34)354.3917.07 (14.02,20.30)35.61 (28.07,44.81)108.61
Both81.62 (66.87,97.10)375.48 (296.63,469.98)360.038.54 (7.07,10.11)18.32 (14.5,22.93)114.52

Prostate cancerMale26.44 (20.10,31.92)153.45 (118.4,204.94)480.378.88 (7.14,10.86)17.34 (13.62,22.72)95.27

Non-melanoma skin cancerMale20.87 (17.61,24.97)157.05 (135.07,179.13)652.525.19 (4.45,6.05)16.35 (14.28,18.6)215.03
Female18.70 (15.61,22.43)130.89 (111.88,150.19)599.954.29 (3.62,5.04)12.72 (10.94,14.51)196.50
Both39.57 (33.25,47.49)287.94 (246.82,328.67)627.674.68 (3.96,5.48)14.32 (12.36,16.31)205.98

Esophageal cancerMale115.47 (75.12,140.39)207.92 (156.07,258.29)80.0628.7 (19.23,34.41)21.94 (16.40,27.03)-23.55
Female58.21 (32.17,69.77)70.20 (46.04,88.57)20.6013.94 (7.82,16.58)6.83 (4.45,8.61)-51.00
Both173.69 (112.11,203.39)278.12 (213.51,331.60)60.1220.97 (13.62,24.33)13.9 (10.7,16.52)-33.71

Cervical cancerFemale40.68 (30.92,73.18)109.76 (58.19,141.54)169.818.41 (6.44,15)11.01 (5.87,14.22)30.92

LeukemiaMale72.91 (46.41,93.79)85.26 (64.06,105.89)16.9412.70 (8.33,16.31)11.42 (8.52,14.03)-10.08
Female69.81 (49.27,88.63)69.39 (52.7,86.51)-0.6012.90 (9.18,16.32)9.59 (7.34,11.75)-25.66
Both142.72 (102.38,172.53)154.65 (127.21,181.08)8.3612.71 (9.22,15.31)10.47 (8.70,12.34)-17.62

Liver cancerMale170.12 (137.51,206.72)159.79 (127.26,198.81)-6.0736.44 (29.58,44.21)16.36 (13.14,20.22)-55.10
Female66.71 (54.24,82.01)50.68 (40.88,62.35)-24.0314.97 (12.25,18.32)4.94 (3.99,6.06)-67.00
Both236.82 (199.32,280.12)210.46 (174.83,251.2)-11.1325.71 (21.73,30.35)10.46 (8.74,12.42)-59.32

Uterine cancerFemale24.28 (18.18,29.96)66.74 (51.38,92.05)174.885.13 (3.89,6.29)6.39 (4.89,8.74)24.56

Pancreatic cancerMale15.83 (12.77,19.08)69.64 (55.22,86.08)339.923.89 (3.19,4.64)7.43 (5.96,9.09)91.00
Female10.94 (9.21,12.67)45.33 (36.45,55.80)314.352.55 (2.16,2.96)4.36 (3.51,5.37)70.98
Both26.77 (23.13,30.26)114.96 (98.05,133.71)329.443.17 (2.77,3.57)5.78 (4.94,6.69)82.33

Brain and central nervous system cancerMale25.09 (16.49,37.77)47.07 (30.53,61.74)87.604.84 (3.21,7.23)5.64 (3.61,7.33)16.53
Female20.76 (13.75,28.16)47.62 (34.83,62.14)129.384.09 (2.75,5.55)5.83 (4.30,7.77)42.54
Both45.85 (35.18,61.35)94.69 (73.40,114.09)106.524.45 (3.47,5.94)5.69 (4.36,6.78)27.87

Nasopharynx cancerMale20.88 (17.07,24.83)82.91 (64.82,103.69)297.084.32 (3.55,5.10)8.55 (6.75,10.65)97.92
Female11.18 (8.92,13.37)27.53 (21.33,35.04)146.242.33 (1.88,2.77)2.83 (2.19,3.59)21.46
Both32.06 (27.39,36.56)110.43 (90.34,132.40)244.453.31 (2.84,3.76)5.65 (4.67,6.75)70.69

Bladder cancerMale18.36 (15.42,21.45)82.68 (66.13,100.84)350.335.46 (4.67,6.26)9.38 (7.63,11.30)71.79
Female7.19 (5.92,8.61)17.34 (13.6,21.66)141.171.75 (1.45,2.09)1.72 (1.35,2.14)-1.71
Both25.55 (22.27,29.01)100.02 (83.24,118.65)291.473.30 (2.89,3.72)5.16 (4.33,6.10)56.36

Non-Hodgkin lymphomaMale11.72 (9.47,14.57)60.6 (47.98,76.02)417.062.40 (1.97,2.93)6.77 (5.44,8.35)182.08
Female8.36 (6.78,10.31)31.35 (25.14,38.73)275.001.71 (1.41,2.06)3.36 (2.72,4.12)96.49
Both20.08 (17.05,24.08)91.95 (76.98,108.97)357.922.04 (1.76,2.40)4.99 (4.24,5.87)144.61

Ovarian cancerFemale12.68 (9.91,17.51)45.48 (33.11,57.38)258.682.56 (2.00,3.58)4.54 (3.33,5.71)77.34

Kidney cancerMale6.16 (5.06,7.48)42.55 (33.14,53.17)590.751.32 (1.09,1.60)4.63 (3.67,5.73)250.76
Female4.92 (4.24,5.68)17.27 (13.84,21.30)251.021.02 (0.88,1.17)1.92 (1.58,2.32)88.24
Both11.07 (9.79,12.59)59.83 (49.51,71.24)440.471.16 (1.02,1.31)3.21 (2.7,3.79)176.72

Testicular cancerMale3.23 (2.56,4.40)17.17 (13.72,21.57)431.580.56 (0.45,0.75)2.39 (1.90,3.00)326.79

Lip and oral cavity cancerMale7.06 (5.74,8.42)33.48 (26.15,42.01)374.221.68 (1.38,1.99)3.48 (2.75,4.31)107.14
Female5.33 (4.43,6.30)11.74 (9.47,14.48)120.261.17 (0.98,1.37)1.16 (0.94,1.43)-0.85
Both12.39 (10.87,14.06)45.22 (37.69,54.18)264.971.40 (1.23,1.57)2.25 (1.89,2.68)60.71

Larynx cancerMale11.03 (8.97,13.07)38.90 (30.45,48.73)252.672.68 (2.21,3.14)3.89 (3.07,4.84)45.15
Female3.05 (2.56,3.57)6.45 (5.13,7.88)111.480.70 (0.59,0.82)0.62 (0.49,0.75)-11.43
Both14.09 (11.94,16.17)45.35 (36.75,55.36)221.861.63 (1.40,1.87)2.18 (1.78,2.65)33.74

Thyroid cancerMale2.51 (2.04,3.10)16.11 (12.08,20.19)541.830.55 (0.45,0.67)1.74 (1.32,2.16)216.36
Female7.53 (5.91,9.31)22.97 (17.46,30.16)205.051.50 (1.19,1.86)2.41 (1.83,3.17)60.67
Both10.03 (8.4,11.91)39.08 (32.28,47.66)289.631.01 (0.86,1.21)2.05 (1.70,2.50)102.97

Gallbladder and biliary tract cancerMale5.66 (4.40,9.48)19.76 (13.24,24.91)249.121.56 (1.25,2.51)2.25 (1.52,2.79)44.23
Female6.77 (5.29,11.59)18.87 (11.32,24.68)178.731.64 (1.27,2.82)1.84 (1.10,2.41)12.20
Both12.44 (10.31,20.01)38.63 (27.35,46.51)210.531.58 (1.32,2.51)2.01 (1.41,2.41)27.22

Multiple myelomaMale3.04 (2.31,4.48)11.20 (7.47,14.92)268.420.72 (0.56,1.07)1.16 (0.77,1.54)61.11
Female3.03 (2.31,4.59)7.59 (5.20,9.87)150.500.69 (0.53,1.03)0.72 (0.49,0.94)4.35
Both6.07 (4.97,8.56)18.79 (13.68,23.33)209.560.70 (0.58,0.98)0.93 (0.67,1.15)32.86

Malignant skin melanomaMale1.94 (1.14,2.62)8.41 (4.74,11.80)333.510.42 (0.26,0.57)0.93 (0.54,1.30)121.43
Female1.77 (1.09,2.85)8.53 (4.44,12.01)381.920.38 (0.24,0.61)0.91 (0.48,1.28)139.47
Both3.71 (2.57,5.21)16.94 (10.46,21.52)356.600.40 (0.28,0.56)0.92 (0.58,1.16)130.00

Hodgkin lymphomaMale4.12 (1.94,5.49)6.22 (4.01,8.02)50.970.80 (0.38,1.07)0.78 (0.50,0.98)-2.50
Female2.52 (1.07,3.57)3.24 (2.17,4.30)28.570.50 (0.21,0.70)0.40 (0.27,0.53)-20.00
Both6.64 (3.48,8.67)9.47 (7.08,11.48)42.620.65 (0.34,0.84)0.57 (0.43,0.69)-12.31

Other pharynx cancerMale2.46 (2.03,2.93)7.68 (6.00,9.63)212.200.59 (0.49,0.70)0.77 (0.61,0.96)30.51
Female0.85 (0.71,1.00)2.41 (1.89,3.03)183.530.19 (0.16,0.22)0.24 (0.18,0.29)26.32
Both3.31 (2.83,3.80)10.09 (8.29,12.12)204.830.38 (0.33,0.43)0.49 (0.41,0.59)28.95

MesotheliomaMale0.56 (0.43,0.80)1.71 (1.32,2.16)205.360.13 (0.10,0.18)0.18 (0.14,0.22)38.46
Female0.64 (0.41,1.04)1.10 (0.7,1.41)71.880.14 (0.09,0.23)0.11 (0.07,0.14)-21.43
Both1.19 (0.91,1.67)2.81 (2.31,3.35)136.130.13 (0.10,0.19)0.14 (0.12,0.17)7.69