Table 1: Distribution of gastro-intestinal cancer in relation to province, years of registration, age and sex.

Reference

Province

Incidence years

Age (years)

Sex

Male

Female

Al-Saleem, et al. [40]

Baghdad

1972

27

-                       

-

Meziad, et al. [41]

Basrah, Thi-Qar, Missan

2005-2011

-

 -

-

Raziq, et al. [35]

Duhok

2008-2013

21-93

90

65

Shahid, et al. [33]

Baghdad

2009-2014

60-70

29

21

Abood, et al. [42]

Basrah

2007-2015

29-85

24

23

Al-Dahhan & Lami [39]

Iraq

2002-2014

40-59

40%

46%

Al-Rubaie ,et al. [43]

Baghdad

2017-2019

40-69

31 (49.2)

32 (50.8)

Akram, et al.[38]

Diyala

2017

16-75

47

73

Amen, et al.[44]

Erbil & Duhok

2017

0-90

48

17

38 E

12 D

Dhahir & Noaman [30]

Baghdad

2012-2013

22-40

17

18

Abood, et al. [36]

Baghdad

2014-2016

20-70

43

31

Al-Abachi [45]

Mosul

2018-2020

6-90

174

83

Ibrahem, et al. [46]

Kirkuk

2019-2000

14-80

11333 (54.3)

9547 (45.7)

Amen, et al. [37]

Erbil & Duhok

2013-2019

51-70

998

461                                

795 E

366 D

Soliman & Mohamad [47]

Baghdad

2015-2021

60-90

-

(52)

E: Erbil; D: Duhok