Number of Deaths by Cancer Site in Japan - How much is it in Tokyo?

The tables below present the number of deaths by cancer site in Japan. 31,963 stomach cancer male patients died last year (2013). The number of death by lung cancer was the highest in terms of men. But for women, intestine cancer was the top of the cause of death among cancer death.

*Intestine cancer includes colon cancer and rectal cancer in the tables.

Table 1: Number of Deaths by Cancer Site of Men

Year\Cancer site	Stomach	Liver	Lung	Intestine
1965	28 636	5 006	5 404	3 265
1975	30 403	6 677	10 711	5 799
1985	30 146	13 780	20 837	10 112
1995	32 015	22 773	33 389	17 312
2005	32 643	23 203	45 189	22 146
2010	32 943	21 510	50 395	23 921
2011	32 785	20 972	50 782	24 862
2012	32 206	20 060	51 372	25 529
2013	31 963	19 808	52 039	25 800

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Table 2: Number of Deaths by Cancer Site of Women

Year\Cancer site	Stomach	Liver	Lung	Breast	Uterus	Intestine
1965	17 749	3 499	2 321	1 966	6 689	3 335
1975	19 454	3 696	4 048	3 262	6 075	5 654
1985	18 756	5 192	7 753	4 922	4 912	8 926
1995	18 061	8 934	12 356	7 763	4 865	13 962
2005	17 668	11 065	16 874	10 721	5 381	18 684
2010	17 193	11 255	19 418	12 455	5 930	20 317
2011	17 045	10 903	19 511	12 731	6 075	20 882
2012	16 923	10 630	20 146	12 529	6 113	21 747
2013	16 651	10 355	20 672	13 145	6 032	21 838