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Oral and pharyngeal cancer mortality in Barcelona, Spain, and São Paulo, Brazil, 1995–2003: number of deaths by anatomic site, overall death rate (per year, age adjusted, per 100,000 inhabitants) and trends (rate of yearly increase, 95% confidence interval). |
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| Male mortality |
Barcelona |
São Paulo |
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| Lips |
15 (2.0%) |
17 (0.5%) |
| Tongue |
176 (23.8%) |
868 (27.0%) |
| Oral cavity |
167 (22.6%) |
689 (21.5%) |
| Salivary glands |
26 (3.5%) |
99 (3.1%) |
| Oropharynx |
120 (16.2%) |
803 (25.0%) |
| Nasopharynx |
75 (10.1%) |
151 (4.7%) |
| Hypopharynx |
120 (16.2%) |
261 (8.1%) |
| Ill-defined parts of mouth and pharynx |
41 (5.6%) |
323 (10.1%) |
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| Total number of deaths |
740 (100%) |
3211 (100%) |
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| Overall death rate (per year) |
8.04 |
10.23 |
| Rate of yearly increase |
-4.18% |
+0.91% |
| 95% Confidence Interval |
-7.58% to -0.67% |
-0.61% to +2.45% |
| Trend interpretation |
decrease |
stationary |
Antunes et al. International Journal for Equity in Health 2008 7:14 doi:10.1186/1475-9276-7-14 |
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