A multi-columns dataset containing for all the European countries (UN definition) (as ISO3 code), sex and cancer type
combinations the number of cases and population at risk estimated in GLOBOCAN 2022. This data
are used in cancerradarr
to compute the relative index on a standard reference population that
could be more easily compared between registries.
In addition to individual European countries, aggregated areas such as
E27 (European Union 27 countries) and EUN (all the UN European countries)
are stred in the dataset
globocan.2022.eu
A data frame with 6,384 rows and 6 columns:
Country ISO3 code
targeted sex
targeted age group
the caqncer type
number of cancer cases estimated in GLOBOCAN 2022
population at risk estimated in GLOBOCAN 2022
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Bray F, Laversanne M, Sung H, Ferlay J, Siegel RL, Soerjomataram I, Jemal A. Global cancer statistics 2022: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries. CA Cancer J Clin. 2024 May-Jun;74(3):229-263. doi: 10.3322/caac.21834. Epub 2024 Apr 4. PMID: 38572751.