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An age-standardized rate (ASR) is a summary measure of the rate that would have been observed if the population had a standard age structure. Standardization is necessary when comparing several populations that differ with respect to age, because age has a strong influence on the risk of cancer. An ASR is a weighted mean of the age-specific rates; the weighting is based on the population distribution of a standard population. The most frequently used standard population is the World (W) Standard Population. The calculated incidence rate is then called the age-standardized incidence or mortality rate (W), and is expressed per 100 000 person-years. The World Standard Population used in GLOBOCAN was first proposed by Segi (1960)a and later modified by Doll et al. (1966)b.

Rate of new cervical cancer cases
Estimated number of new cervical cases per 100,000 women.
Source
Global Cancer Observatory (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Last updated
October 13, 2024
Next expected update
October 2025
Date range
1943–2022
Unit
per 100,000 women

Sources and processing

This data is based on the following sources

The dataset includes data on age-standardized incidence rates of cervical cancer amongst women in 2022.

Retrieved on
October 13, 2024
Retrieved from
https://gco.iarc.fr/today/en/dataviz/maps-heatmap?mode=population&cancers=23&sexes=2
Citation
This is the citation of the original data obtained from the source, prior to any processing or adaptation by Our World in Data. To cite data downloaded from this page, please use the suggested citation given in Reuse This Work below.
Bray F, Laversanne M, Sung H, Ferlay J, Siegel RL, Soerjomataram I, Jemal A. Global cancer statistics 2022: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries. CA Cancer J Clin. 2024 May-Jun;74(3):229-263. doi: 10.3322/caac.21834. Epub 2024 Apr 4. PMID: 38572751.

The dataset includes data on age-standardized incidence rates of cervical cancer amongst women between 1943 and 2020 for 52 countries.

Retrieved on
October 13, 2024
Retrieved from
https://gco.iarc.fr/overtime/en/dataviz/trends?populations=752_32_36_40_48_112_124_152_156_170_188_191_196_203_208_218_233_246_250_276_352_356_372_380_376_392_414_428_410_440_470_474_528_554_578_608_616_630_634_705_724_756_764_792_800_840_8260_8261_8262_8263_8401_8402&sexes=2&types=0&multiple_populations=1&group_populations=0&cancers=16
Citation
This is the citation of the original data obtained from the source, prior to any processing or adaptation by Our World in Data. To cite data downloaded from this page, please use the suggested citation given in Reuse This Work below.
Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Ferlay J, Miranda-Filho A, Bray F (2024). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Over Time. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/overtime , accessed [13 October 2024]

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“Data Page: Rate of new cervical cancer cases”, part of the following publication: Saloni Dattani, Veronika Samborska, Hannah Ritchie and Max Roser (2024) - “Cancer”. Data adapted from Global Cancer Observatory. Retrieved from https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/cervical-cancer-incidence-estimated-gco [online resource]
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Global Cancer Observatory (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. “Rate of new cervical cancer cases” [dataset]. Global Cancer Observatory, “Cancer Today - Cervical cancer”; Global Cancer Observatory, “Cancer over time - Cervical cancer” [original data]. Retrieved October 16, 2024 from https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/cervical-cancer-incidence-estimated-gco