Republic of Moldova

Source: Globocan 2018

Number of new cases in 2018, both sexes, all ages Geography

Colorectum
2 171 (14.2%)

Lung
1 707 (11.2%)

Other cancers Breast

8 075 (52.8%) 1 646 (10.8%)

Liver
852 (5.6%)

Prostate
833 (5.5%)

Total: 15 284

Number of new cases in 2018, males, all ages

Lung
Numbers at a glance
1 323 (16.6%)
Total population

Other cancers
3 560 (44.6%) Colorectum
1 241 (15.6%)
4 041 068
Prostate Number of new cases
833 (10.4%)

Stomach
483 (6.1%)
Liver
539 (6.8%)
15 284
Total: 7 979
Number of deaths

Number of new cases in 2018, females, all ages

Breast
8 508
1 646 (22.5%)
Number of prevalent cases (5-year)

32 220
Other cancers
3 227 (44.2%)
Colorectum
930 (12.7%)

Cervix uteri
639 (8.7%) Data source and methods

Lung Corpus uteri Incidence

384 (5.3%) 479 (6.6%) Data source: No data
Total: 7 305 Method: Estimated from national mortality estimates by
modelling, using mortality:incidence ratios derived from
Summary statistic 2018 cancer registry data in neighbouring countries

Mortality
Males Females Both sexes
Data source: National (WHO)
Population 1 937 429 2 103 639 4 041 068
Method: National rates projected to 2018
Number of new cancer cases 7 979 7 305 15 284
Age-standardized incidence rate (World) 310.5 216.6 254.3 Prevalence

Risk of developing cancer before the age of 75 years (%) 32.23 22.25 26.52 Computed using sex-; site- and age-specific incidence to
1-;3- and 5-year prevalence ratios from Nordic countries for
Number of cancer deaths 4 973 3 535 8 508
the period (2000-2009), and scaled using Human
Age-standardized mortality rate (World) 191.8 97.7 137.1
Development Index (HDI) ratios.
Risk of dying from cancer before the age of 75 years (%) 21.64 11.15 15.72
5-year prevalent cases 14 589 17 631 32 220
Top 5 most frequent cancers excluding non-melanoma skin cancer Lung Breast Colorectum
(ranked by cases) Colorectum Colorectum Lung
Prostate Cervix uteri Breast
Liver Corpus uteri Liver
Stomach Lung Prostate

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Source: Globocan 2018

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.
Lung 1 707 1 11.66 3.48 1 326 1 16.39 2.73 1 608 39.79
Breast 1 646 2 11.24 5.60 723 2 8.94 2.39 4 780 227.23
Colon 1 120 3 7.65 2.30 606 5 7.49 1.22 2 439 60.36
Rectum 1 050 4 7.17 2.21 595 6 7.36 1.23 2 535 62.73
Liver 852 5 5.82 1.69 700 3 8.65 1.41 641 15.86
Prostate 833 6 5.69 4.31 356 8 4.40 1.70 1 692 87.33
Stomach 814 7 5.56 1.65 622 4 7.69 1.26 1 050 25.98
Pancreas 656 8 4.48 1.33 533 7 6.59 1.08 438 10.84
Cervix uteri 639 9 4.37 2.13 259 10 3.20 0.86 1 688 80.24
Corpus uteri 479 10 3.27 1.75 115 19 1.42 0.41 1 420 67.50
Non-melanoma skin cancer 433 11 2.96 0.84 42 25 0.52 0.07 1 589 39.32
Bladder 433 12 2.96 0.89 176 14 2.18 0.33 1 111 27.49
Larynx 426 13 2.91 0.86 227 11 2.81 0.47 1 041 25.76
Kidney 419 14 2.86 0.87 184 13 2.27 0.39 950 23.51
Thyroid 412 15 2.81 0.79 33 28 0.41 0.06 1 366 33.80
Brain, nervous system 374 16 2.55 0.74 281 9 3.47 0.57 926 22.91
Ovary 343 17 2.34 1.19 174 15 2.15 0.63 863 41.02
Leukaemia 333 18 2.27 0.66 192 12 2.37 0.37 834 20.64
Lip, oral cavity 284 19 1.94 0.50 158 16 1.95 0.29 697 17.25
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 284 20 1.94 0.57 147 17 1.82 0.30 730 18.06
Melanoma of skin 260 21 1.78 0.45 93 21 1.15 0.17 701 17.35
Oropharynx 193 22 1.32 0.39 129 18 1.59 0.26 529 13.09
Oesophagus 128 23 0.87 0.26 104 20 1.29 0.21 121 2.99
Hypopharynx 99 24 0.68 0.21 77 22 0.95 0.16 142 3.51
Hodgkin lymphoma 94 25 0.64 0.17 34 27 0.42 0.06 317 7.84
Multiple myeloma 81 26 0.55 0.17 55 23 0.68 0.11 180 4.45
Gallbladder 64 27 0.44 0.11 52 24 0.64 0.09 70 1.73
Nasopharynx 59 28 0.40 0.12 38 26 0.47 0.08 155 3.84
Testis 41 29 0.28 0.13 9 31 0.11 0.03 145 7.48
Vulva 40 30 0.27 0.09 24 29 0.30 0.05 97 4.61
Penis 23 31 0.16 0.10 10 30 0.12 0.05 61 3.15
Salivary glands 11 32 0.08 0.02 8 32 0.10 0.01 24 0.59
Kaposi sarcoma 3 33 0.02 0.01 1 34 0.01 0.00 8 0.20
Vagina 3 34 0.02 0.01 3 33 0.04 0.01 6 0.29
Anus 1 35 0.01 0.01 1 36 0.01 0.01 2 0.05
Mesothelioma 1 36 0.01 0.00 1 35 0.01 0.00 1 0.02
All cancer sites 15 284 - - 26.52 8 508 - - 15.72 32 220 797.31

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

Males Females

Colorectum 47.3 25.2

Lung 50.5 10.3

Breast 48.2

Prostate 32.1

Liver 20.9 8.4

Stomach 18.5 9.2

Pancreas 15.3 6.7
Cervix uteri 21.4
Larynx 15.9 0.4
Bladder 13.1 2.2

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

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

Incidence Mortality

Breast 48.2 19.7

Colorectum 34.2 18.7

Prostate 32.1 13.7

Lung 27.5 21.2

Cervix uteri 21.4 7.9

Corpus uteri 14.0 3.1

Liver 13.8 11.2
Stomach 13.0 10.0
Ovary 11.1 5.2
Pancreas 10.5 8.5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60
ASR (World) per 100 000

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