Figure 1
Correction of the reported annual number of lung cancer cases in Hungary according to the reference year of 2018. (A) Standardized reported case numbers according to European Standard Population 1976, except in case of 2018, where cleansed numbers are depicted. (B) Total number of new lung cancer cases by year. (C) Number of new lung cancer cases among males by year. (D) Number of new lung cancer cases among females by year. Dark blue columns and trend lines represent number of reported cases, light blue columns with red trend lines represent the real annual incidence based on the reference year 2018 (red columns). Orange columns mean prediction of the reported cases; yellow columns are for prediction of true lung cancer cases. The COVID-19 pandemic had an effect on the registration process, which resulted decreased reported numbers in 2020 and 2021 (green columns).
