Table 1 Observed deaths (period 1980–2019) by sex and sub-site
From: Estimated projection of oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancer deaths in Spain to 2044
Both sexes | Males | Females | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | |
OCC | ||||||
Lip | 2872 | 75.61 (12.23) | 2357 | 73.84 (12.05) | 515 | 83.68 (9.46) |
Tongue* | 15,764 | 66.08 (13.47) | 11,745 | 63.93 (12.39) | 4019 | 72.38 (14.95) |
Gingiva | 1257 | 69.06 (15.89) | 704 | 65.87 (15.57) | 553 | 73.12 (15.37) |
Floor of mouth | 5921 | 63.31 (12.12) | 5132 | 62.18 (11.32) | 789 | 70.71 (14.37) |
Other sites of the mouth** | 8894 | 67.59 (13.98) | 6613 | 64.65 (12.91) | 2857 | 74.41 (13.98) |
Total | 34,708 | 66.90 (13.72) | 26,551 | 64.70 (12.75) | 8733 | 73.60 (14.39) |
OPC | ||||||
Base of the tongue | 4262 | 62.97 (11.91) | 3783 | 62.20 (11.29) | 479 | 69.10 (14.64) |
Soft palate | 449 | 65.42 (13.21) | 376 | 64.08 (12.53) | 73 | 72.33 (15.70) |
Lingual tonsil | 62 | 63.03 (11.74) | 54 | 62.67 (11.50) | 8 | 65.50 (13.86) |
Tonsil | 5305 | 61.69 (11.98) | 4729 | 61.20 (11.43) | 576 | 65.68 (15.22) |
Oropharynx | 8138 | 62.50 (11.36) | 7228 | 62.05 (10.92) | 910 | 66.10 (13.89) |
Total | 18,216 | 62.45 (11.74) | 16,170 | 61.88 (11.21) | 2046 | 66.90 (14.60) |