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Table 4 Ten-year total, annual average total a, and annual crude incidence rates (CIR)b per 100,000 of brain tumors by Emirates, UAE

From: Epidemiology of brain tumors in the United Arab Emirates: a National Registry Cross-sectional Study

Period of inclusion: 2008-2017

Emirate

Ten-year

total

Annual average

% of all tumors

CIR

2005

CIR

2015

Abu Dhabi

134

13

46.4%

0.36

0.83

Dubai

55

5

18.4%

0.76

0.12

Sharjah

58

6

19.4%

0.63

0.64

Ras Al Khaimah

16

2

5.3%

1.99

0.68

Ajman

21

2

7.0%

0.48

0.00

Fujairah

9

1

3.0%

0.00

0.47

Umm Al Quwain

6

1

2.0%

0.00

0.00

Totalc

299

30

100%

0.54

0.42

  1. a: Annual average cases are calculated by dividing the total by ten.
  2. b: CIR is calculated for years 2005 and 2015.
  3. c: Excludes cases from outside UAE.