Age-standardised incidence rates (per 100 000) in the periods from 1956 to 1961 and 2003–2008.
| Males | Females | |||
| Age-standardised rate per 100 000 | Age-standardised rate per 100 000 | |||
| 1956–1961* | 2003–2008† | 1956–1961* | 2003–2008† | |
| Total, all sites | 169.9 | 182.7 | 95.3 | 186.0 |
| Oral cavity, pharynx | 3.8 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
| Oesophagus | 3.2 | 8.7 | – | 9.9 |
| Stomach | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| Colon–rectum | 2.0 | 6.3 | 0.7 | 2.7 |
| Liver | 109.7 | 14.1 | 28.8 | 8.3 |
| Pancreas | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Trachea, bronchus, lung | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.7 |
| Other connective and soft tissue | 3.8 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 3.1 |
| Breast | – | – | 2.4 | 26.2 |
| Uterine cervix | – | – | 20.3 | 62.0 |
| Other tumours of the female genital tract | – | – | 4.0 | 10.8 |
| Prostate | 3.4 | 61.7 | – | – |
| Penis | 2.1 | 3.6 | – | – |
| Kidney | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| Bladder | 11.1 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 2.9 |
| Conjunctiva | 1.8 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 6.3 |
| Malignant lymphomas (all types) | 6.9 | 9.1 | 2.8 | 6.7 |
| Kaposi’s sarcoma | 2.9 | 25.0 | – | 12.0 |
*Age-standardised rate per 100 000 considering African Standard Population.
†Age-standardised rate per 100 000 considering World Standard Population proposed by Segi (1960).