Philippines

Source: Globocan 2020

Number of new cases in 2020, both sexes, all ages Geography

Breast
27 163 (17.7%)

Other cancers
Lung
71 208 (46.3%)
19 180 (12.5%)

Colorectum
17 364 (11.3%)

Prostate Liver
8 242 (5.4%) 10 594 (6.9%)

Total: 153 751

Number of new cases in 2020, males, all ages Numbers at a glance

Total population
Lung

109 581 085

13 406 (19.9%)

Other cancers
25 486 (37.9%)

Number of new cases

Colorectum

153 751
9 614 (14.3%)
Leukaemia
3 083 (4.6%)

Prostate Number of deaths

Liver 8 242 (12.3%)

92 606
7 436 (11.1%)

Total: 67 267

Number of new cases in 2020, females, all ages

Number of prevalent cases (5-year)

Breast
354 398
27 163 (31.4%)
Other cancers
32 505 (37.6%)
Data source and methods

Incidence
Ovary Cervix uteri Country-specific data source: Cebu Cancer Registry,
5 395 (6.2%) 7 897 (9.1%) Manilla Cancer Registry, Rizal Cancer Registry
Method: Weighted/simple average of the most recent local
rates applied to 2020 population
Lung Colorectum
5 774 (6.7%) 7 750 (9%)
Mortality
Total: 86 484
Country-specific data source: National (WHO)
Method: Estimated from national incidence estimates by
Summary statistic 2020
modelling, using incidence:mortality ratios derived from
cancer registry data in neighbouring countries
Males Females Both sexes
Prevalence
Population 55 028 825 54 552 260 109 581 085
Computed using sex-; site- and age-specific incidence to
Number of new cancer cases 67 267 86 484 153 751
1-;3- and 5-year prevalence ratios from Nordic countries for
Age-standardized incidence rate (World) 164.6 167.3 162.0
the period (2006-2015), and scaled using Human
Risk of developing cancer before the age of 75 years (%) 16.7 16.7 16.5 Development Index (HDI) ratios.
Number of cancer deaths 47 046 45 560 92 606
Age-standardized mortality rate (World) 119.5 88.2 100.0
Risk of dying from cancer before the age of 75 years (%) 11.7 9.0 10.2
5-year prevalent cases 134 739 219 659 354 398
Top 5 most frequent cancers excluding non-melanoma skin cancer Lung Breast Breast
(ranked by cases) Colorectum Cervix uteri Lung
Prostate Colorectum Colorectum
Liver Lung Liver
Leukaemia Ovary Prostate

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Source: Globocan

Incidence, Mortality and Prevalence by cancer site

New cases Deaths 5-year prevalence (all ages)

Cancer Number Rank (%) Cum.risk Number Rank (%) Cum.risk Number Prop. (per 100 000)
Breast 27 163 1 17.7 5.66 9 926 3 10.7 2.02 85 206 156.19
Lung 19 180 2 12.5 2.56 17 063 1 18.4 2.30 20 625 18.82
Colon 11 315 3 7.4 1.39 6 109 4 6.6 0.65 25 916 23.65
Liver 10 594 4 6.9 1.30 9 953 2 10.7 1.23 10 964 10.01
Prostate 8 242 5 5.4 2.30 3 164 9 3.4 0.41 26 942 48.96
Cervix uteri 7 897 6 5.1 1.61 4 052 6 4.4 0.88 19 933 36.54
Thyroid 6 345 7 4.1 0.65 743 21 0.80 0.08 19 260 17.58
Rectum 5 846 8 3.8 0.75 2 982 10 3.2 0.36 14 577 13.30
Leukaemia 5 795 9 3.8 0.47 4 370 5 4.7 0.38 16 835 15.36
Ovary 5 395 10 3.5 1.13 3 379 7 3.6 0.77 13 667 25.05
Corpus uteri 4 374 11 2.8 1.01 1 306 15 1.4 0.31 12 417 22.76
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 4 140 12 2.7 0.46 2 415 12 2.6 0.27 11 065 10.10
Stomach 3 381 13 2.2 0.40 2 860 11 3.1 0.32 4 531 4.13
Pancreas 3 349 14 2.2 0.40 3 283 8 3.5 0.40 2 804 2.56
Nasopharynx 3 006 15 2.0 0.33 1 947 13 2.1 0.24 8 370 7.64
Kidney 2 384 16 1.6 0.29 1 229 16 1.3 0.14 5 785 5.28
Brain, central nervous system 2 037 17 1.3 0.19 1 752 14 1.9 0.18 5 311 4.85
Bladder 1 714 18 1.1 0.21 996 19 1.1 0.09 4 391 4.01
Lip, oral cavity 1 561 19 1.0 0.19 870 20 0.94 0.10 3 902 3.56
Larynx 1 550 20 1.0 0.21 1 020 18 1.1 0.13 4 124 3.76
Oesophagus 1 144 21 0.74 0.14 1 122 17 1.2 0.14 1 228 1.12
Multiple myeloma 766 22 0.50 0.10 649 22 0.70 0.09 1 754 1.60
Salivary glands 578 23 0.38 0.07 244 25 0.26 0.03 1 641 1.50
Hodgkin lymphoma 514 24 0.33 0.04 152 27 0.16 0.02 1 632 1.49
Oropharynx 465 25 0.30 0.06 272 23 0.29 0.03 1 106 1.01
Melanoma of skin 418 26 0.27 0.05 251 24 0.27 0.03 1 131 1.03
Testis 358 27 0.23 0.06 74 30 0.08 0.01 1 157 2.10
Gallbladder 286 28 0.19 0.03 215 26 0.23 0.03 355 0.32
Anus 203 29 0.13 0.03 92 29 0.10 0.01 495 0.45
Hypopharynx 184 30 0.12 0.03 107 28 0.12 0.02 284 0.26
Vulva 158 31 0.10 0.04 61 31 0.07 0.01 423 0.78
Penis 126 32 0.08 0.03 45 34 0.05 0.01 345 0.63
Vagina 97 33 0.06 0.02 49 33 0.05 0.01 249 0.46
Mesothelioma 63 34 0.04 0.01 57 32 0.06 0.01 69 0.06
Kaposi sarcoma 11 35 0.01 0.00 5 35 0.01 0.00 31 0.03
All cancer sites 153 751 - - 16.50 92 606 - - 10.22 354 398 323.4

Age-standardized (World) incidence rates per sex, top 10 cancers

Males Females

Breast 52.7

Lung 33.6 11.3

Colorectum 23.7 15.1

Liver 17.8 6.1

Prostate 23.4

Cervix uteri 15.2

Thyroid 3.0 9.2

Leukaemia 6.5 5.1

Ovary 10.4

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 5.1 3.7

60 40 20 0 20 40 60
ASR (World) per 100 000

Age-standardized (World) incidence and mortality rates, top 10 cancers

Incidence Mortality

Breast 52.7 19.3

Prostate 23.4 10.8

Lung 21.1 18.8

Colorectum 18.8 10.1

Cervix uteri 15.2 7.9

Liver 11.4 10.8

Ovary 10.4 6.6

Corpus uteri 8.7 2.6

Thyroid 6.2 0.81

Leukaemia 5.7 4.3

60 40 20 0 20 40 60
ASR (World) per 100 000

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