biostudies-literatureUnknown33(3)Pizzato M<h4>Background</h4>Non-communicable diseases have been rapidly increasing in African countries. We provided updated cancer death patterns in selected African countries over the last two decades.<h4>Methods</h4>We extracted official death certifications and population data from the WHO and the United Nations Population Division databases. We computed country- and sex-specific age-standardized mortality rates per 100 000 person-years for all cancers combined and ten major cancer sites for the periods 2005-2007 and 2015-2017.<h4>Results</h4>Lung cancer ranked first for male cancer mortality in all selected countries in the last available period (with the highest rates in Réunion 24/100 000), except for South Africa where prostate cancer was the leading cause of death (23/100 000). Prostate caEuropean journal of cancer prevention : the official journal of the European Cancer Prevention Organisation (ECP)192-199https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10965137biostudies-literatureCancer mortality patterns in selected Northern and Southern African countries.PMC10965137Santucci CPizzato MParazzini FLa Vecchia CNegri EfalseCancer mortality patterns in selected Northern and Southern African countries.<h4>Background</h4>Non-communicable diseases have been rapidly increasing in African countries. We provided updated cancer death patterns in selected African countries over the last two decades.<h4>Methods</h4>We extracted official death certifications and population data from the WHO and the United Nations Population Division databases. We computed country- and sex-specific age-standardized mortality rates per 100 000 person-years for all cancers combined and ten major cancer sites for the periods 2005-2007 and 2015-2017.<h4>Results</h4>Lung cancer ranked first for male cancer mortality in all selected countries in the last available period (with the highest rates in Réunion 24/100 000), except for South Africa where prostate cancer was the leading cause of death (23/100 000). Prostate ca2024-01-01T00:00:00Z2024 May2026-07-15T16:32:22.481Z2026-07-07T03:08:12.151ZS-EPMC109651373799790610.1097/CEJ.0000000000000852