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Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers and is
the most common cause of death by cancer worldwide1
Estimated age-standardized incidence and mortality rates
(both sexes) based on 2012 data from the GLOBOCAN database1
Age-standardized rate (world)
per 100,000
50
Mortality
40
30
20
10
0
Age-standardized rate (world)
per 100,000
Incidence
50
40
30
20
10
• Lung cancer is the most
common cause of cancerrelated death worldwide,
accounting for 1.59 million
deaths in 2012 (latest year
for which data are
available)1
• Lung cancer deaths are
expected to increase more
than 1.8 times over the
next 20 years1
0
1. Ferlay J et al. GLOBOCAN 2012. Available at:
http://globocan.iarc.fr/Pages/fact_sheets_population.aspx
(accessed October 15, 2014)
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