Table 2

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).

Male mortality
Barcelona
São Paulo

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%)

Total number of deaths
740 (100%)
3211 (100%)

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