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. 2022 Jul 26;12(1):12736.
doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-17128-9.

National Burden and Trend of Cancer in Ethiopia, 2010-2019: a systemic analysis for Global burden of disease study

Atalel Fentahun Awedew  1 , Zelalem Asefa  2 , Woldemariam Beka Belay  3
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National Burden and Trend of Cancer in Ethiopia, 2010-2019: a systemic analysis for Global burden of disease study

Atalel Fentahun Awedew et al. Sci Rep. .

Abstract

Over the last two decades, we have tracked the national burden of cancer and its trends in Ethiopia, providing estimates of incidence, death, and disability adjusted life years. In Ethiopia, there were an estimated 53,560 (95% UI 52,480-55,540) new incident cases, 39,480 deaths (95% UI 32,640-46,440), and 1.42 million (95% UI 1.16-1.68) DALYs of cancer 2019. Cancer incidence, death, and DALYs counts increased by 32% (95% UI 11-55%), 29% (95% UI 12-44%), and 19% (95% UI - 2 to 44%) between 2010 to 2019, respectively, while age-standardised incidence, death, and DALYs rates increased by 5% (95% UI - 7 to 18%), 2% (95% UI - 9 to 14%), and - 2% (95% UI - 15 to 12%) respectively. In 2019, the leading incidence cases were leukemia, cervical cancer, breast cancer, colon and rectum cancer, and stomach cancer, while leukemia, breast cancer, cervical cancer, and stomach cancer were the most common killer cancers in Ethiopia. According to the findings of this study, tobacco-related cancers such as pancreatic, kidney, and lung cancer have increased in Ethiopian females over the last decade, while genitourinary cancer has increased in Ethiopian males. Another significant finding was that infection-related cancers, such as stomach cancer and Hodgkin lymphoma, have been rapidly declining over the last decade.

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The authors declare no competing interests.

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Percentage change of incidence, death, and DALYs in each cancer type among females in Ethiopia from 2010 to 2019.
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Figure 2
Percentage change of age-standardised rate of incidence, death, and DALYs in each cancer type among females in Ethiopia from 2010 to 2019.
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Figure 3
Percentage change of incidence, death, and DALYs in each cancer type among males in Ethiopia from 2010 to 2020.
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Figure 4
Percentage change of age-standardised rate of incidence, death, and DALYs in each cancer type among males in Ethiopia from 2010 to 2019.
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