Romania

Source: Globocan 2020

Number of new cases in 2020, both sexes, all ages Geography

Colorectum
12 938 (13.1%)

Lung
12 122 (12.3%)

Other cancers
48 551 (49.1%) Breast
12 085 (12.2%)

Prostate
8 055 (8.1%)

Bladder
5 135 (5.2%)

Total: 98 886

Number of new cases in 2020, males, all ages Numbers at a glance

Lung Total population

9 030 (16.8%)

Other cancers
19 237 682
22 345 (41.5%)
Prostate Number of new cases
8 055 (14.9%)

Colorectum
7 607 (14.1%) 98 886
Number of deaths
Stomach Bladder

54 486
2 703 (5%) 4 141 (7.7%)

Total: 53 881

Number of new cases in 2020, females, all ages

Number of prevalent cases (5-year)

Breast
12 085 (26.9%)
260 884
Other cancers
18 762 (41.7%) Data source and methods
Colorectum
5 331 (11.8%) Incidence
Cervix uteri Country-specific data source: Cluj Regional Cancer
3 380 (7.5%) Registry, Timisoara Regional Cancer Registry
Method: Estimated from national mortality estimates by
modelling, using mortality:incidence ratios derived from
Corpus uteri Lung
2 355 (5.2%) 3 092 (6.9%)
cancer registry data in neighbouring countries

Total: 45 005 Mortality

Country-specific data source: National (WHO)
Summary statistic 2020
Method: National rates projected to 2020

Males Females Both sexes Prevalence

Population 9 353 912 9 883 770 19 237 682 Computed using sex-; site- and age-specific incidence to
Number of new cancer cases 53 881 45 005 98 886 1-;3- and 5-year prevalence ratios from Nordic countries for
the period (2006-2015), and scaled using Human
Age-standardized incidence rate (World) 314.7 226.8 263.1
Development Index (HDI) ratios.
Risk of developing cancer before the age of 75 years (%) 32.1 22.8 26.9
Number of cancer deaths 31 886 22 600 54 486
Age-standardized mortality rate (World) 178.3 95.6 131.9
Risk of dying from cancer before the age of 75 years (%) 19.4 10.5 14.6
5-year prevalent cases 130 964 129 920 260 884
Top 5 most frequent cancers excluding non-melanoma skin cancer Lung Breast Colorectum
(ranked by cases) Prostate Colorectum Lung
Colorectum Cervix uteri Breast
Bladder Lung Prostate
Stomach Corpus uteri Bladder

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Source: Globocan

Incidence, Mortality and Prevalence by cancer site

New cases Deaths 5-year prevalence (all ages)

Cancer Number Rank (%) Cum.risk Number Rank (%) Cum.risk Number Prop. (per 100 000)
Lung 12 122 1 12.3 3.94 10 779 1 19.8 3.46 13 866 72.08
Breast 12 085 2 12.2 7.23 3 918 3 7.2 1.98 45 263 457.95
Prostate 8 055 3 8.1 5.42 2 435 8 4.5 1.03 29 916 319.82
Colon 7 885 4 8.0 2.29 4 302 2 7.9 1.07 20 824 108.25
Bladder 5 135 5 5.2 1.53 1 769 10 3.2 0.40 15 220 79.12
Rectum 4 812 6 4.9 1.48 2 465 7 4.5 0.64 14 053 73.05
Stomach 3 970 7 4.0 1.16 3 246 5 6.0 0.90 5 971 31.04
Liver 3 615 8 3.7 1.10 3 380 4 6.2 1.01 3 431 17.83
Cervix uteri 3 380 9 3.4 2.31 1 805 9 3.3 1.08 9 808 99.23
Pancreas 3 237 10 3.3 0.94 3 029 6 5.6 0.87 2 459 12.78
Kidney 2 750 11 2.8 0.92 1 066 15 2.0 0.31 7 510 39.04
Corpus uteri 2 355 12 2.4 1.54 516 21 0.95 0.28 8 248 83.45
Lip, oral cavity 1 929 13 2.0 0.64 901 16 1.7 0.30 5 396 28.05
Larynx 1 922 14 1.9 0.70 1 108 14 2.0 0.39 5 710 29.68
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 1 909 15 1.9 0.64 789 17 1.4 0.24 5 792 30.11
Ovary 1 909 16 1.9 1.20 1 121 13 2.1 0.64 5 302 53.64
Leukaemia 1 900 17 1.9 0.59 1 277 12 2.3 0.36 5 266 27.37
Brain, central nervous system 1 835 18 1.9 0.60 1 666 11 3.1 0.54 5 059 26.30
Thyroid 1 707 19 1.7 0.62 169 27 0.31 0.04 6 005 31.21
Melanoma of skin 1 547 20 1.6 0.51 502 22 0.92 0.14 4 818 25.04
Oropharynx 1 351 21 1.4 0.50 747 18 1.4 0.27 3 679 19.12
Multiple myeloma 881 22 0.89 0.29 519 20 0.95 0.16 2 296 11.93
Oesophagus 824 23 0.83 0.28 716 19 1.3 0.24 957 4.97
Hypopharynx 634 24 0.64 0.24 441 23 0.81 0.16 1 108 5.76
Vulva 491 25 0.50 0.22 220 24 0.40 0.08 1 446 14.63
Testis 418 26 0.42 0.32 55 33 0.10 0.04 1 712 18.30
Nasopharynx 403 27 0.41 0.15 187 26 0.34 0.07 1 282 6.66
Hodgkin lymphoma 263 28 0.27 0.10 87 29 0.16 0.03 961 5.00
Anus 241 29 0.24 0.08 136 28 0.25 0.04 705 3.66
Gallbladder 231 30 0.23 0.06 192 25 0.35 0.05 254 1.32
Penis 196 31 0.20 0.13 58 32 0.11 0.04 606 6.48
Salivary glands 172 32 0.17 0.05 77 30 0.14 0.02 548 2.85
Kaposi sarcoma 78 33 0.08 0.02 30 34 0.06 0.01 222 1.15
Mesothelioma 66 34 0.07 0.02 63 31 0.12 0.02 93 0.48
Vagina 55 35 0.06 0.03 25 35 0.05 0.01 152 1.54
All cancer sites 98 886 - - 26.92 54 486 - - 14.62 260 884 1356.1

Age-standardized (World) incidence rates per sex, top 10 cancers

Males Females

Lung 53.1 14.0

Breast 65.8

Colorectum 41.9 22.4

Prostate 41.5

Bladder 22.9 3.8

Cervix uteri 22.6

Stomach 14.9 5.0

Liver 13.7 4.8

Kidney 10.7 5.0

Pancreas 9.9 5.8

80 60 40 20 0 20 40 60 80
ASR (World) per 100 000

Age-standardized (World) incidence and mortality rates, top 10 cancers

Incidence Mortality

Breast 65.8 17.4

Prostate 41.5 10.7

Lung 31.7 27.4

Colorectum 30.9 14.8

Cervix uteri 22.6 9.6

Bladder 12.2 3.5

Corpus uteri 12.1 2.2

Ovary 10.6 5.3

Stomach 9.4 7.4

Liver 8.8 8.1

80 60 40 20 0 20 40 60 80
ASR (World) per 100 000

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