Table 1 Global and regional distribution of new and prevalent maternal orphans due to cancer in 2020 and the ages of these orphans at the time of their mothers’ death

From: Global and regional estimates of orphans attributed to maternal cancer mortality in 2020

	Cancer deaths in women in 2020 (all ages)		New maternal orphans due to cancer in 2020							Prevalent maternal orphans due to cancer in 2020
	No.	Average age at cancer death (years)^a	No.	World’s total (%)	No. per 100 cancer deaths in women	No. per 100,000 children	Age distribution (years, row %)			No.	World’s total (%)	No. per 100,000 children	Age distribution (years, row %)
							<5	5–9	10–17				<5	5–9	10–17
World	4,404,419	56	1,047,178	100	24	40	11	21	68	7,048,905	100	272	4	16	79
By region
Africa	387,313		369,547	35	95	54				2,558,332	36	377
Eastern Africa	134,037	51	154,332	15	115	66	13	24	63	1,082,846	15	460	5	18	77
Middle Africa	39,756	50	51,205	5	129	51	14	24	61	351,725	5	351	5	19	76
Northern Africa	87,046	54	39,688	4	46	39	13	24	63	264,460	4	262	5	19	76
Southern Africa	32,081	52	15,633	1	49	61	13	24	62	112,140	2	437	5	18	77
Western Africa	94,393	52	108,689	10	115	50	14	24	62	747,160	11	345	5	19	76
Asia	2,436,533		507,726	48	21	35				3,373,923	48	234
Eastern Asia	1,419,391	58	119,893	11	8	32	9	18	73	731,981	10	194	4	15	81
South Central Asia	598,324	54	247,322	24	41	33	10	19	70	1,691,687	24	229	4	15	81
Southeastern Asia	315,298	55	99,548	10	32	45	10	20	70	671,395	10	301	4	15	81
Western Asia	103,520	55	40,962	4	40	40	11	22	67	278,859	4	276	4	17	79
Europe	870,658		59,801	6	7	38				370,856	5.3	235
Eastern Europe	313,825	59	24,118	2	8	38	12	23	65	149,308	2.1	234	5	19	76
Northern Europe	128,775	60	8,065	1	6	33	9	20	71	50,823	0.7	209	4	16	80
Southern Europe	179,004	59	12,140	1	7	42	8	19	73	76,346	1.1	264	3	15	82
Western Europe	249,054	60	15,478	1	6	38	9	18	73	94,380	1.3	229	4	15	82
Latin America and the Caribbean	347,421		76,094	7	22	36				528,854	7.5	252
Caribbean	28,806	56	5,416	1	19	40	10	20	70	37,256	0.5	274	4	15	81
Central America	64,527	54	19,710	2	31	31	11	20	69	138,247	2.0	214	4	16	80
South America	254,088	56	50,969	5	20	39	11	20	69	353,351	5.0	269	4	16	81
Northern America	331,325	59	27,553	3	8	31	9	18	73	173,072	2.5	192	4	14	82
Oceania	31,169		6,457	1	21	50				43,867	0.6	340
Australia and New Zealand	25,998	59	2,394	0	9	31	10	20	70	14,977	0.2	195	4	16	80
Melanesia and Micronesia	4,867	54	3,950	0	81	78	13	23	64	28,157	0.4	559	5	17	78
Polynesia	304	55	113	0	37	64	8	18	74	733	0	414	3	14	83
By HDI categories^b
Very high HDI countries	1,549,055	59	129,026	12	8	35	10	20	70	822,198	12	226	4	16	80
High HDI countries	1,922,069	57	308,072	29	16	36	10	20	70	2,004,701	28	236	4	16	80
Medium HDI countries	666,966	54	319,241	30	48	37	11	20	69	2,193,349	31	257	4	15	81
Low HDI countries	238,244	51	280,310	27	118	55	14	24	62	1,952,392	28	384	5	19	76

^aAmong cancer deaths at ages 15–69 years. The children of women above these ages were adults in 2020. ^bTen of 185 countries/territories are not included as they do not have an HDI value. They represent 10,000 new maternal orphans due to cancer in 2020.

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Table 1 Global and regional distribution of new and prevalent maternal orphans due to cancer in 2020 and the ages of these orphans at the time of their mothers’ death

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