| Abstract
Background: Testicular cancer is one of the most common cancers among young men between ages 20-34
in countries with high or very high levels of the Human Development Index (HDI). This study investigated the
incidence and mortality of prostate cancer and the relationship with the HDI and its dimensions in Asia in 2012.
Materials and Methods: The study was conducted based on data from the world data of cancer and the World
Bank (including the HDI and its components). Standardized incidence and mortality rates of testicular cancer
were calculated for Asian countries. Correlations between incidence and/ormortality rates, and the HDI and its
components were assessed with the use of the correlation test, using SPSS software. Results: There was a total
of 14902 incidences and 5832 death were recorded in Asian countries in 2012. Among the Asian countries, the
five countries with the highest standardized incidence rates of testicular cancer were Israel, Georgia, Turkey,
Lebanon and Kazakhstan and the five countries with the highest standardized mortality rates were Turkey,
Georgia, Jordan, Cambodia and the Syrian Arab Republic. A positive correlation of 0.382 was observed between
the standardized incidence rates of testicular cancer and the HDI (p=0.009). Also a negative correlation of 0.298
between the standardized mortality rate of testicular cancer and the Human Development Index was noted
although this relation was statistically non-significant (p=0.052). Conclusions: There is a positive correlation
between HDI and the standardized incidence rate of testicular cancer and negative correlation with standardized
mortality rate. |