Saudi Arabia
Source: Globocan 2020
Number of new cases in 2020, both sexes, all ages
Geography
Colorectum
4 007 (14.4%)
Breast
3 954 (14.2%)
Other cancers
13 717 (49.2%)
Thyroid
2 833 (10.2%)
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
1 698 (6.1%)
Leukaemia
1 676 (6%)
Total: 27 885
Number of new cases in 2020, males, all ages
Numbers at a glance
Total population
Colorectum
2 756 (19.3%)
34 813 867
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
1 141 (8%)
Number of new cases
Leukaemia
958 (6.7%)
Other cancers
7 662 (53.8%)
27 885
Thyroid
884 (6.2%)
Number of deaths
Lung
852 (6%)
13 069
Total: 14 253
Number of new cases in 2020, females, all ages
Number of prevalent cases (5-year)
82 640
Breast
3 954 (29%)
Other cancers
4 744 (34.8%)
Data source and methods
Incidence
Leukaemia
718 (5.3%)
Country-specific data source: National
Method: National (or local with coverage greater than 50%)
rates projected to 2020
Thyroid
1 949 (14.3%)
Corpus uteri
1 016 (7.5%)
Colorectum
1 251 (9.2%)
Mortality
Country-specific data source: National (WHO)
Method: Estimated from national incidence estimates by
modelling, using incidence:mortality ratios derived from
cancer registry data in neighbouring countries
Total: 13 632
Summary statistic 2020
Males
Females
Both sexes
Population
20 131 308
14 682 559
34 813 867
Number of new cancer cases
14 253
13 632
27 885
Age-standardized incidence rate (World)
89.0
111.9
96.4
Risk of developing cancer before the age of 75 years (%)
9.1
11.4
9.9
Number of cancer deaths
7 693
5 376
13 069
Age-standardized mortality rate (World)
53.5
50.0
51.3
Risk of dying from cancer before the age of 75 years (%)
5.5
5.3
5.4
5-year prevalent cases
39 241
43 399
82 640
Top 5 most frequent cancers excluding non-melanoma skin cancer
Colorectum
Breast
Colorectum
(ranked by cases)
Non-Hodgkin
lymphoma
Thyroid
Colorectum
Breast
Thyroid
Leukaemia
Thyroid
Lung
Corpus uteri
Leukaemia
Non-Hodgkin
lymphoma
Leukaemia
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Prevalence
Computed using sex-; site- and age-specific incidence to
1-;3- and 5-year prevalence ratios from Nordic countries for
the period (2006-2015), and scaled using Human
Development Index (HDI) ratios.
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Saudi Arabia
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)
Breast
Thyroid
Colon
3 954
2 833
2 133
1
2
3
14.2
10.2
7.6
3.01
0.73
0.88
1 095
263
1 087
2
16
3
8.4
2.0
8.3
0.93
0.11
0.45
13 653
10 336
5 751
92.99
29.69
16.52
Rectum
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
1 791
1 698
4
5
6.4
6.1
0.71
0.62
877
827
6
7
6.7
6.3
0.35
0.36
5 167
5 566
14.84
15.99
Leukaemia
Lung
Liver
1 676
1 157
1 145
6
7
8
6.0
4.1
4.1
0.49
0.62
0.61
1 032
1 001
1 105
4
5
1
7.9
7.7
8.5
0.32
0.55
0.59
5 726
1 442
1 200
16.45
4.14
3.45
Corpus uteri
Kidney
1 016
909
9
10
3.6
3.3
1.37
0.33
293
373
13
11
2.2
2.9
0.38
0.16
3 679
2 733
25.06
7.85
Bladder
Prostate
881
693
11
12
3.2
2.5
0.38
0.62
357
204
12
19
2.7
1.6
0.15
0.09
2 708
2 696
7.78
13.39
Hodgkin lymphoma
Stomach
Brain, central nervous system
687
683
598
13
14
15
2.5
2.4
2.1
0.16
0.31
0.18
158
523
486
22
9
10
1.2
4.0
3.7
0.05
0.25
0.16
2 699
1 116
1 876
7.75
3.21
5.39
Pancreas
Nasopharynx
568
501
16
17
2.0
1.8
0.27
0.15
559
268
8
15
4.3
2.1
0.28
0.08
544
1 612
1.56
4.63
Lip, oral cavity
Ovary
Cervix uteri
452
444
358
18
19
20
1.6
1.6
1.3
0.19
0.43
0.31
193
281
179
20
14
21
1.5
2.2
1.4
0.09
0.33
0.18
1 343
1 357
1 084
3.86
9.24
7.38
Multiple myeloma
Oesophagus
265
246
21
22
0.95
0.88
0.12
0.13
206
233
18
17
1.6
1.8
0.11
0.12
733
306
2.11
0.88
Testis
Larynx
Gallbladder
199
198
178
23
24
25
0.71
0.71
0.64
0.06
0.10
0.09
27
104
134
27
24
23
0.21
0.80
1.0
0.01
0.06
0.07
855
610
229
4.25
1.75
0.66
Anus
Salivary glands
83
76
26
27
0.30
0.27
0.04
0.02
32
24
25
28
0.24
0.18
0.02
0.01
242
276
0.70
0.79
Kaposi sarcoma
Hypopharynx
72
55
28
29
0.26
0.20
0.03
0.03
20
20
30
29
0.15
0.15
0.01
0.01
233
111
0.67
0.32
Melanoma of skin
Mesothelioma
Oropharynx
52
35
19
30
31
32
0.19
0.13
0.07
0.02
0.02
0.01
12
28
15
32
26
31
0.09
0.21
0.11
0.01
0.01
0.01
169
49
54
0.49
0.14
0.16
Vulva
Vagina
14
4
33
34
0.05
0.01
0.01
0.01
5
2
33
34
0.04
0.02
0.00
0.00
47
12
0.32
0.08
Penis
4
35
0.01
0.01
2
35
0.02
0.00
12
0.06
All cancer sites
27 885
-
-
9.92
13 069
-
-
5.41
82 640
237.4
Age-standardized (World) incidence rates per sex, top 10 cancers
Males
Females
Breast
28.8
16.1
Colorectum
10.9
4.0
Thyroid
12.9
6.6
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
5.0
5.7
Leukaemia
5.6
Corpus uteri
10.9
Liver
6.8
Lung
3.3
6.2
Prostate
3.4
7.0
Bladder
4.8
40
30
20
1.3
10
0
10
20
30
40
20
30
40
ASR (World) per 100 000
Age-standardized (World) incidence and mortality rates, top 10 cancers
Incidence
Breast
Mortality
28.8
8.9
13.9
Colorectum
7.3
10.9
Corpus uteri
3.4
7.5
Thyroid
1.1
7.0
Prostate
2.5
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
5.9
3.4
Leukaemia
5.6
3.4
Liver
5.2
Lung
5.1
Ovary
5.1
4.6
3.8
40
30
20
10
2.7
0
10
ASR (World) per 100 000
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