Table 1 Incidence rate ratio of breast cancer by country of birth, 1961 to 2007
Birth region | No. | PYRS$ | IRR* (95% CI) | Birth region | No. | PYRS$ | IRR* (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All immigrants | 8,853 | 12,056 | 0.88 (0.86 to 0.90) | Poland | 474 | 582 | 0.79 (0.73 to 0.87) |
Africa | 131 | 427 | 0.64 (0.54 to 0.76) | Romania | 98 | 112 | 0.89 (0.73 to 1.09) |
Eastern/Middle | 65 | 269 | 0.55 (0.43 to 0.70) | Soviet Union†| 151 | 168 | 0.94 (0.80 to 1.10) |
Eritrea | 14 | 38 | 0.71 (0.42 to 1.19) | Northern | 4,496 | 5,059 | 0.93 (0.90 to 0.96) |
Ethiopia | 26 | 91 | 0.71 (0.48 to 1.05) | Denmark | 460 | 468 | 0.98 (0.90 to 1.08) |
Other | 25 | 140 | 0.40 (0.27 to 0.59) | Estonia | 136 | 114 | 0.93 (0.78 to 1.10) |
Northern | 46 | 82 | 0.87 (0.65 to 1.16) | Finland | 3,321 | 3,753 | 0.93 (0.90 to 0.97) |
Egypt | 12 | 15 | 0.97 (0.55 to 1.70) | Iceland | 29 | 46 | 1.18 (0.82 to 1.70) |
Morocco | 20 | 34 | 0.88 (0.57 to 1.37) | Latvia | 27 | 23 | 1.09 (0.75 to 1.59) |
Other | 14 | 32 | 0.78 (0.46 to 1.32) | Norway | 427 | 528 | 0.84 (0.76 to 0.92) |
Southern | 6 | 9 | 0.89 (0.40 to 1.98) | UK | 87 | 108 | 0.94 (0.76 to 1.16) |
South Africa | 6 | 8 | 1.02 (0.46 to 2.26) | Other | 9 | 18 | 0.72 (0.37 to 1.38) |
Other | 0 | 1 | NA | Southern | 1,077 | 1522 | 0.85 (0.80 to 0.90) |
Western | 14 | 67 | 0.49 (0.29 to 0.82) | Bosnia | 250 | 343 | 0.78 (0.69 to 0.89) |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Greece | 102 | 161 | 0.84 (0.69 to 1.01) |
Asia | 961 | 2,392 | 0.73 (0.69 to 0.79) | Italy | 50 | 57 | 1.03 (0.78 to 1.35) |
Eastern | 69 | 281 | 0.63 (0.50 to 0.80) | Portugal | 30 | 33 | 1.18 (0.82 to 1.68) |
China | 31 | 85 | 0.58 (0.41 to 0.83) | Spain | 40 | 52 | 0.91 (0.67 to 1.24) |
Japan | 23 | 30 | 0.80 (0.53 to 1.21) | Yugoslavia†| 604 | 872 | 0.84 (0.78 to 0.91) |
Korea Rep. | 11 | 152 | 0.53 (0.29 to 0.96) | Other | 1 | 4 | 0.32 (0.05 to 2.29) |
Other | 4 | 14 | 0.55 (0.20 to 1.46) | Western | 801 | 751 | 0.93 (0.87 to 1.00) |
South-Central | 310 | 722 | 0.78 (0.69 to 0.87) | Austria | 84 | 76 | 1.07 (0.86 to 1.33) |
India | 27 | 146 | 0.74 (0.50 to 1.07) | France | 33 | 41 | 0.94 (0.67 to 1.32) |
Iran | 252 | 412 | 0.86 (0.76 to 0.98) | Germany | 612 | 562 | 0.91 (0.84 to 0.98) |
Sri Lanka | 14 | 70 | 0.63 (0.37 to 1.07) | Netherlands | 39 | 42 | 0.97 (0.71 to 1.32) |
Other | 17 | 94 | 0.34 (0.21 to 0.55) | Switzerland | 25 | 20 | 1.29 (0.87 to 1.91) |
South-Eastern | 109 | 376 | 0.53 (0.44 to 0.64) | Other | 8 | 10 | 0.89 (0.45 to 1.78) |
Philippines | 34 | 72 | 0.74 (0.53 to 1.04) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Thailand | 38 | 159 | 0.47 (0.34 to 0.65) | Latin America | 245 | 588 | 0.65 (0.57 to 0.74) |
Viet Nam | 23 | 106 | 0.40 (0.27 to 0.61) | Argentina | 25 | 28 | 1.15 (0.78 to 1.70) |
Other | 14 | 38 | 0.64 (0.38 to 1.08) | Bolivia | 10 | 23 | 0.72 (0.39 to 1.33) |
Western | 473 | 1014 | 0.78 (0.71 to 0.85) | Brazil | 18 | 38 | 0.78 (0.49 to 1.24) |
Iraq | 198 | 324 | 1.01 (0.87 to 1.17) | Chile | 105 | 286 | 0.52 (0.43 to 0.63) |
Lebanon | 64 | 166 | 0.84 (0.66 to 1.08) | Peru | 21 | 38 | 0.78 (0.51 to 1.20) |
Syria | 82 | 130 | 0.95 (0.76 to 1.18) | Uruguay | 25 | 28 | 1.12 (0.75 to 1.65) |
Turkey | 106 | 334 | 0.48 (0.40 to 0.58) | Other | 41 | 147 | 0.61 (0.45 to 0.83) |
Other | 23 | 60 | 0.64 (0.43 to 0.97) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | North America | 84 | 112 | 0.90 (0.73 to 1.12) |
Europe | 7,426 | 8,518 | 0.91 (0.89 to 0.93) | Canada | 9 | 16 | 0.71 (0.37 to 1.36) |
Eastern | 1,052 | 1,186 | 0.87 (0.82 to 0.92) | USA | 75 | 96 | 0.94 (0.75 to 1.17) |
Bulgaria | 26 | 33 | 0.91 (0.62 to 1.34) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Czechoslovakia | 92 | 108 | 0.79 (0.65 to 0.97) | Oceania | 6 | 19 | 0.61 (0.27 to 1.36) |
Hungary | 211 | 181 | 1.07 (0.93 to 1.22) | Â | Â | Â | Â |