Oral Health Country/Area Profile 
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Chosen Region: Europe - "EURO"



Oral Cancer - EURO
Age - standardized Incidence Rate (100,000)*

Country
Cancer location
Salivary gland Lip Tongue Mouth Year
Austria M 0.5 0.4 1.6 3.9 1988-92
F 0.4 - 0.2 1.2
Belarus M 0.8 5.8 2.6 3.6 1988-92
F 0.3 0.8 0.2 0.4
Croatia M 1.4 3.0 3.6 3.1 1988-91
F 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.4
Czech Republic M 0.9 1.6 2.1 2.2 1988-92
F 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.4
Denmark M 0.6 2.7 1.2 2.6 1988-92
F 0.4 0.3 0.5 1.3
Estonia M 0.5 2.3 2.5 4.1 1988-92
F 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.5
Finland M 0.6 3.5 1.0 1.0 1987-92
F 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7
France** M 0.9 2.9 8.0 12.4 1988-92
F 0.6 0.3 1.0 1.5
Germany East M 0.5 1.5 1.6 1.8 1988-92
F 0.8 1.0 4.1 5.3
Germany West M 0.8 1.0 4.1 5.3 1988-92
F 0.3 0.2 0.5 1.1
Iceland M 0.8 2.0 1.1 1.7 1988-92
F 0.4 0.2 0.5 1.3
Ireland M 1.2 3.1 1.4 2.3 1988-92
F 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.6
Israel Jews M 0.7 3.3 0.8 0.8 1988-92
F 0.5 0.9 0.6 0.6
Israel non Jews M 0.1 1.5 0.2 0.5 1988-92
F 0.2 0.9 0.4 0.5
Italy** M 1.6 4.6 3.8 8.4 1988-92
F 0.7 0.6 1.2 2.4
Latvia M 0.6 2.8 2.1 2.6 1988-92
F 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3
Malta M 0.2 2.3 0.8 1.4 1992-93
F 1.0 - 1.2 1.1
Netherlands M 0.6 1.7 1.4 2.1 1989-92
F 0.4 0.2 0.8 1.1
Norway M 0.6 2.3 1.3 1.7 1988-92
F 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.8
Poland** M 0.8 6.3 1.7 2.2 1988-92
F 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.6
Slovakia M 0.7 3.9 5.1 5.4 1988-92
F 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.4
Slovenia M 0.5 2.0 3.5 5.0 1988-92
F 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.6
Spain** M 0.8 12.0 5.2 4.9 1986-92
F 0.6 0.7 0.9 1.0
Sweden M 0.6 1.6 1.0 1.5 1988-92
F 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.8
Switzerland** M 0.9 3.0 4.8 5.3 1988-92
F 0.8 0.8 1.4 1.5
UK, England & Wales M 0.5 0.5 1.2 1.5 1988-92
F 0.4 0.1 0.5 0.7
UK, Scotland M 0.7 1.2 1.9 2.8 1988-92
F 0.5 0.3 0.7 1.4
Yogoslavia M 0.6 3.9 3.0 2.3 1988-92
F 0.4 0.8 0.3 0.3

* Age standardized incidence rate per 100,000 standard world population. Data were from reliable cancer
registries maintained in a standardized way that comparisons between data are possible. See Explanatory Notes

** Area showing the highest incidence is given here when data for more than one area is known and no
specific country data is available.

- = no cases recorded

Source: Parkin D.M. et al. Cancer Incidence in Five Continents Vol. Vll , IARC Scientific Publications
No 143, Lyon, 1997.


Specific country data on the Annual Incidence of lip, tongue, salivary gland and mouth cancer is presented for some countries:
   [Austria] [Belarus] [Croatia] [Czech Republic] [Denmark] [Estonia] [Finland] [France]
   [Germany] [Iceland] [Ireland] [Israel] [Italy] [Latvia] [Malta] [Netherlands] [Norway]
   [Poland] [Slovakia] [Slovenia] [Spain] [Sweden] [Switzerland] [United Kingdom]


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