Table 1

Proportion of lung cancer cases by sex, age, and diagnosis 1986–94

Whole periodSexType<6565–7475+
1986 to 1994MenSCLC59513.4%62910.3%2294.9%
NSCLC306369.2%374361.1%198842.6%
Clinical77217.4%175628.7%245452.5%
Total4430100%6128100%4671100%
WomenSCLC41718.1%41014.3%1687.5%
NSCLC141661.5%156354.5%79735.3%
Clinical47020.4%89431.2%129057.2%
Total2303100%2867100%2255100%