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The highest incidence for pancreatic cancer is found in the high-income regions of the world. Although pancreatic cancer accounts for only about 2.5% of all new cancer cases globally, due to its high case fatality, it ranks seventh in cancer mortality. Incidence varies between 9.9 per 100,000 in males in Eastern Europe and 1.0 per 100,000 in females in South Central Asia. The analysis of trends shows a small but steady increase of incidence globally. The number of incident cases of pancreatic cancer in both sexes increased 2.3 times between 1990 and 2017 globally. The sex distribution globally is slightly to the disadvantage of men, in 2017, 51.9% of the total incident cases occurred in males. In 2018, Pancreatic cancer accounted for 4.5% of all cancer deaths worldwide. There was a 2.3 times (125%) increase in the number of deaths globally from 1990 to 2017. |
