Death due to Stomach Cancer: Male

Of deaths due to cancer, stomach cancer is the second greatest in number after lung cancer. Approximately 50,000 people have died of stomach cancer according to the most recent data in 2006.

The distribution map for male deaths due to lung cancer shows high concentration in the Tohoku area. In Kyushu, where the number of deaths due to cancer in general was high, the number of deaths due to lung cancer is small.

High-salt diet is given as one risk factor for cancer. High salt consumption, such as from salted products, is said to be one reason why there are many stomach cancer patients in the Tohoku area.

On the other hand, the number of deaths is small particularly in Okinawa. The number of deaths per unit population in Okinawa is less than half the national average and less than one-fourth of Akinawa ranked first. The amount of salt consumption in Okinawa is far lower than the national average, which can be said to be one reason for the low number of stomach cancer patients in Okinawa.