Temporal trends in the incidence and demographics of cancers, communicable diseases, and non-communicable diseases in Saudi Arabia over the last decade

Herzallah, Hatem K.; Antonisamy, Belavendra R.; Shafee, Mohammed H.; Al-Otaibi, Sultan T.

Results. The incidence rates of the 5 common cancers, communicable diseases, and non-communicable diseases have been summarized (Tables 1, 2, & 3) , and the trends in the incidence of these diseases have been illustrated (Figures 1, 2 & 3) . Incidence of cancers. Table 1 and Figure 1 show the incidence rates and trends in the ASR of breast cancer, colorectal cancer, thyroid cancer, NHL, and leukemia from 2001 to 2014. The ASR of breast cancer among women per 100,000 population increased dramatically from 11.8 in 2001 to 22.7 in 2014, indicating a 92.4% increase in incidence over the decade. The ASR of colorectal cancer (per 100,000 population) increased Disclosure. Authors have no conflict of interests, and the work was not supported or funded by any drug company. from 5.0 to 10.6 in men and from 5.0 to 8.2 in women during the same period. The ASR of thyroid cancer (per 100,000 population) increased from 1.5 to 2.5 in men and from 4.4 to 7.8 in women during the same period. The ASR of NHL (per 100,000 population) noticeably increased from 4.4 to 5.5 in men and stabilized at the same rate, with only a marginal decrease (4.1-4.0), in women. The ASR of leukemia (per 100,000 population) increased from 3.9 to 4.4 in men and from 2.7 to 3.6 in women.