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Table 4 Mortality figures from gastric cancer for populations examined in this study

From: Positive selection on a bacterial oncoprotein associated with gastric cancer

Region

Incidence of gastric cancer (per 100000)

Incidence of esophageal cancer (per 100000)

Peru

21.2

1.1

Venezuela

10.4

1.5

Japan

31.1

5.7

Central China

29.9

16.7

Hong Kong

29.5

12.7

Vietnam

18.9

1.9

Austria

7

2.6

Germany

7.7

3.8

India

3.8

5.3

Italy

10.9

1.9

Sweden

4.3

2.2

U.K.

5.6

6.6

Africa

4

5

  1. Data were derived from the GLOBOCON project, International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization and Center for Health Protection, Department of Health, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Hong Kong).