Global Health Data Exchange - Discover the World's Health Data

Saudi Arabia Cancer Incidence Report 2008

Nav

General Info
Provider 
Saudi Health Council
Tabulations only
Geography 
Saudi Arabia (SAU)
'Asīr, Al Bāḩah, Al Jawf, Al Madīnah al Munawwarah, Al Qaşīm, Al Ḩudūd ash Shamālīyah, Ar Riyāḑ, Ash Sharqīyah, Jāzān, Makkah al Mukarramah, Najrān, Tabūk, Ḩā'il
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/2008 - 12/2008
Series or system 
Saudi Cancer Registry
Data type
Disease registry:
  • Subnationally representative
Summary 

This report provides incidence rate, distribution, age standardized rate, and relative frequency data for Saudis and Non-Saudis. Data in the tables are broken down by age, sex, and region and coded in ICD-10. There is also a general overview of cancer incidence in Saudi Arabia, a section on incidence of selected sites, and a section on cancer among the non-Saudi population.

The report includes the standard reporting form for cancer registrations.

Keywords 
Bladder cancer, Brain and nervous system cancers, Breast cancer, Cancers, Cervix uteri cancer, Colon and rectum cancers, Corpus uteri cancer, Gallbladder and biliary tract cancers, Hodgkin lymphoma, ICD-10, ICD-O-3, Incidence, Kidney and other urinary organ cancers, Larynx cancer, Leukemia, Liver cancer, Melanoma, Mesothelioma, Mouth cancer, Multiple myeloma, Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Oesophagus cancer, Ovary cancer, Pancreas cancer, Pharynx cancers, Prostate cancer, Skin cancers, Stomach cancer, Testicular cancer, Thyroid cancer, Trachea, bronchus, and lung cancers
GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 25, 2025