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. 2017;90(3):286-293.
doi: 10.15386/cjmed-691. Epub 2017 Jul 15.

Incidence and mortality of kidney cancer and its relationship with HDI (Human Development Index) in the world in 2012

Maryam Mohammadian  1 , Reza Pakzad  2 , Farhad Towhidi  3 , Behnam Reza Makhsosi  3 , Abbas Ahmadi  3 , Hamid Salehiniya  4   5
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Incidence and mortality of kidney cancer and its relationship with HDI (Human Development Index) in the world in 2012

Maryam Mohammadian et al. Clujul Med. 2017.

Abstract

Background and aims: Kidney cancer is among the cancers that have the highest growth rate in all age and racial groups in the world and is as the most deadly type of urinary tract cancer. Since awareness about this cancer incidence status and mortality is essential for better planning, this study aimed to investigate the incidence and mortality rate of kidney cancer and its relationship with the development index in the world in 2012.

Method: This study was an ecological study conducted based on GLOBOCAN project of the World Health Organization (WHO) for the countries in the world. The correlation between Standardized Incidence Rates (SIRs) and Standardized Mortality Rates (SMRs) of kidney cancer with HDI and its components was assessed using SPSS18.

Results: In total, 337,860 incidence cases (213,924 were men and 123,936 women) and 143,406 deaths (90,802 cases in men and 52,604 in women) of kidney cancer were recorded in 2012. A positive correlation of 0.731 was seen between SIR of kidney cancer and HDI (p≤0.001). Also, a negative correlation of 0.627 was seen between SMR of kidney cancer and HDI (p≤0.001).

Conclusion: The incidence and mortality rate of kidney cancer is higher in developed countries. A significant positive correlation has been seen between the standardized incidence and mortality rate of kidney cancer with the Human Development Index and its components. We need more studies to examine variation in incidence and mortality of kidney cancer and its related factors in the world.

Keywords: Human Development Index; incidence; kidney cancer; mortality.

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Figure 1
Distribution of standardized incidence of kidney cancer worldwide (extracted from GLOBOCAN 2012).
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Figure 2
Distribution of standardized mortality of kidney cancer worldwide (extracted from GLOBOCAN 2012).
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Figure 3
Standardized incidence and mortality of kidney cancer in different parts of the UN (extracted from GLOBOCAN 2012).
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Figure 4
The association between standardized incidence of kidney cancer and human development index.
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Figure 5
The association between standardized mortality of kidney cancer and human development index.
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