Both sexes combined Both sexes combined Females Females Males Males
Types of cancers % of total cancer DALYs Types of cancers % of total cancer DALYs Types of cancers % of total cancer DALYs
Stomach cancer 9·0% Breast cancer 16·8% Lung cancer 10·4%
Breast cancer 8·2% Cervical cancer 10·8% Lip and oral cavity cancer 9·6%
Lung cancer 7·5% Stomach cancer 9·0% Pharynx cancer other than nasopharynx 9·1%
Lip and oral cavity cancer 7·2% Colon and rectum cancer 6·1% Stomach cancer 9·0%
Pharynx cancer other than nasopharynx 6·8% Lip and oral cavity cancer 4·6% Leukemia 6·0%
Colon and rectum cancer 5·8% Ovarian cancer 4·6% Colon and rectum cancer 5·6%
Leukemia 5·2% Lung cancer 4·4% Oesophageal cancer 5·1%
Cervical cancer 5·2% Leukemia 4·3% Larynx cancer 4·8%
Oesophageal cancer 4·3% Gallbladder and biliary tract cancer 4·3% Liver cancer 4·6%
Brain and nervous system cancer 3·5% Pharynx cancer other than nasopharynx 4·3% Brain and nervous system cancer 4·0%
Liver cancer 3·5% Oesophageal cancer 3·5% Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 3·7%
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 3·2% Brain and nervous system cancer 2·9% Prostate cancer 2·9%
Gallbladder and biliary tract cancer 3·1% Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 2·6% Pancreatic cancer 2·6%
Larynx cancer 3·0% Liver cancer 2·3% Gallbladder and biliary tract cancer 2·1%
Pancreatic cancer 2·4% Pancreatic cancer 2·2% Bladder cancer 1·5%
Ovarian cancer 2·2% Uterine cancer 1·7% Nasopharynx cancer 1·4%
Prostate cancer 1·5% Thyroid cancer 1·3% Hodgkin’s lymphoma 1·2%
Bladder cancer 1·0% Larynx cancer 1·1% Multiple myeloma 1·0%
Nasopharynx cancer 1·0% Multiple myeloma 1·0% Kidney cancer 0·9%
Multiple myeloma 1·0% Nasopharynx cancer 0·7% Thyroid cancer 0·7%
Hodgkin’s lymphoma 0·9% Hodgkin’s lymphoma 0·6% Testicular cancer 0·5%
Uterine cancer 0·8% Bladder cancer 0·6% Mesothelioma 0·4%
Kidney cancer 0·7% Kidney cancer 0·4% Breast cancer 0·3%
Mesothelioma 0·3% Malignant skin melanoma 0·2% Non-melanoma skin cancer 0·3%
Malignant skin melanoma 0·3% Mesothelioma 0·2% Malignant skin melanoma 0·3%
Testicular cancer 0·2% Non-melanoma skin cancer 0·1%
Non-melanoma skin cancer 0·2%