Burden of cancer in Africa, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023

Atalel Fentahun Awedew, Sherief Abd-Elsalam, Auwal Abdullahi, Mesfin Abebe, Kedir Hussein Abegaz, Alemwork Abie, Richard Gyan Aboagye, Bilyaminu Abubakar, Rufus Adesoji Adedoyin, Ayman Ahmed, Timothy Olukunle Aladelusi, Mohammed Usman Ali, Hubert Amu, Ganiyu Adeniyi Amusa, Haftu Asmerom, Amlaku Mulat Aweke, Ahmed Y Azzam, Wondu Feyisa Feyisa Balcha, Afisu Basiru, Nebiyou Simegnew Bayleyegn, Bekalu Mekonen Belay, Melesse Belayneh, Alemshet Yirga Berhie, Eyob Ketema Bogale, Souad Bouaoud, Isaac Sunday Chukwu, Bashir Dabo, Robert Kokou Dowou, Temitope Cyrus Ekundayo, Iman El Sayed, Muhammed Elhadi, Mohammed Elshaer, Ibrahim Elsohaby, Destaw Endeshaw, Omotayo Francis Fagbule, Ginenus Fekadu, Bikila Regassa Feyisa, Muktar A Gadanya, Mesfin Gebrehiwot, Genanew K Getahun, Simegnew Asmer Getie, Alem Abera Girmay, Mesay Dechasa Gudeta, Tesfahun Simon Simon Hadaro, Nadia M Hamdy, Ahmed I Hasaballah, Ikrama Hassan, Mohamed Hsairi, Segun Emmanuel Ibitoye, Paul Chukwudi Ikwegbue, Mustapha Immurana, Faisal Ismail, Chidozie Declan Iwu, Alelign Tasew Jema, Kehinde Kazeem Kanmodi, Basira Kankia Lawal, Tesfahun Mekene Meto, Hadush Negash Meles, Endalkachew Worku Mengesha, Ahmed Ismail Mohamed, Jama Mohamed, Nouh Saad Mohamed, Shafiu Mohammed, Rawlance Ndejjo, Amanuel Tebabal Nega, Chakib Nejjari, Chukwudi A Nnaji, Chisom Adaobi Nri-Ezedi, Ismail A Odetokun, Akinyemi O D Ofakunrin, Ropo Ebenezer Ogunsakin, Akinkunmi Paul Okekunle, Hany A Omar, Abidemi E Omonisi, Maureene Auma Ondayo, Obinna E Onwujekwe, Mayowa O Owolabi, Oyetunde T Oyeyemi, Nasiru Raheem, Elrashdy M. Redwan, Mohamed A Saleh, Aminu Shittu, Emmanuel Edwar Siddig, Iman M Talaat, Jacques Lukenze Tamuzi, Birhan Tsegaw Taye, Dufera Rikitu Terefa, Wegen Beyene Tesfamariam, Musliu Adetola Tolani, Aniefiok John Udoakang, Shehu Salihu Umar, Gizachew Tadesse Wassie, Zwanden Sule Yahaya, Subah Abderehim Yesuf, Mohammed G M Zeariya, Abdulaziz Mohammed, Ali H Mokdad, Awoke T Misganaw

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DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(26)00291-3
Published: 2026-10
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@article{allodium:10.1016/s1470-2045-26-00291-3,
  title = {Burden of cancer in Africa, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023},
  author = {Atalel Fentahun Awedew and Sherief Abd-Elsalam and Auwal Abdullahi and Mesfin Abebe and Kedir Hussein Abegaz and Alemwork Abie and Richard Gyan Aboagye and Bilyaminu Abubakar and Rufus Adesoji Adedoyin and Ayman Ahmed and Timothy Olukunle Aladelusi and Mohammed Usman Ali and Hubert Amu and Ganiyu Adeniyi Amusa and Haftu Asmerom and Amlaku Mulat Aweke and Ahmed Y Azzam and Wondu Feyisa Feyisa Balcha and Afisu Basiru and Nebiyou Simegnew Bayleyegn and Bekalu Mekonen Belay and Melesse Belayneh and Alemshet Yirga Berhie and Eyob Ketema Bogale and Souad Bouaoud and Isaac Sunday Chukwu and Bashir Dabo and Robert Kokou Dowou and Temitope Cyrus Ekundayo and Iman El Sayed and Muhammed Elhadi and Mohammed Elshaer and Ibrahim Elsohaby and Destaw Endeshaw and Omotayo Francis Fagbule and Ginenus Fekadu and Bikila Regassa Feyisa and Muktar A Gadanya and Mesfin Gebrehiwot and Genanew K Getahun and Simegnew Asmer Getie and Alem Abera Girmay and Mesay Dechasa Gudeta and Tesfahun Simon Simon Hadaro and Nadia M Hamdy and Ahmed I Hasaballah and Ikrama Hassan and Mohamed Hsairi and Segun Emmanuel Ibitoye and Paul Chukwudi Ikwegbue and Mustapha Immurana and Faisal Ismail and Chidozie Declan Iwu and Alelign Tasew Jema and Kehinde Kazeem Kanmodi and Basira Kankia Lawal and Tesfahun Mekene Meto and Hadush Negash Meles and Endalkachew Worku Mengesha and Ahmed Ismail Mohamed and Jama Mohamed and Nouh Saad Mohamed and Shafiu Mohammed and Rawlance Ndejjo and Amanuel Tebabal Nega and Chakib Nejjari and Chukwudi A Nnaji and Chisom Adaobi Nri-Ezedi and Ismail A Odetokun and Akinyemi O D Ofakunrin and Ropo Ebenezer Ogunsakin and Akinkunmi Paul Okekunle and Hany A Omar and Abidemi E Omonisi and Maureene Auma Ondayo and Obinna E Onwujekwe and Mayowa O Owolabi and Oyetunde T Oyeyemi and Nasiru Raheem and Elrashdy M. Redwan and Mohamed A Saleh and Aminu Shittu and Emmanuel Edwar Siddig and Iman M Talaat and Jacques Lukenze Tamuzi and Birhan Tsegaw Taye and Dufera Rikitu Terefa and Wegen Beyene Tesfamariam and Musliu Adetola Tolani and Aniefiok John Udoakang and Shehu Salihu Umar and Gizachew Tadesse Wassie and Zwanden Sule Yahaya and Subah Abderehim Yesuf and Mohammed G M Zeariya and Abdulaziz Mohammed and Ali H Mokdad and Awoke T Misganaw},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {The Lancet Oncology},
  doi = {10.1016/s1470-2045(26)00291-3},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/s1470-2045(26)00291-3}
}

RIS

TY  - JOUR
TI  - Burden of cancer in Africa, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
AU  - Atalel Fentahun Awedew
AU  - Sherief Abd-Elsalam
AU  - Auwal Abdullahi
AU  - Mesfin Abebe
AU  - Kedir Hussein Abegaz
AU  - Alemwork Abie
AU  - Richard Gyan Aboagye
AU  - Bilyaminu Abubakar
AU  - Rufus Adesoji Adedoyin
AU  - Ayman Ahmed
AU  - Timothy Olukunle Aladelusi
AU  - Mohammed Usman Ali
AU  - Hubert Amu
AU  - Ganiyu Adeniyi Amusa
AU  - Haftu Asmerom
AU  - Amlaku Mulat Aweke
AU  - Ahmed Y Azzam
AU  - Wondu Feyisa Feyisa Balcha
AU  - Afisu Basiru
AU  - Nebiyou Simegnew Bayleyegn
AU  - Bekalu Mekonen Belay
AU  - Melesse Belayneh
AU  - Alemshet Yirga Berhie
AU  - Eyob Ketema Bogale
AU  - Souad Bouaoud
AU  - Isaac Sunday Chukwu
AU  - Bashir Dabo
AU  - Robert Kokou Dowou
AU  - Temitope Cyrus Ekundayo
AU  - Iman El Sayed
AU  - Muhammed Elhadi
AU  - Mohammed Elshaer
AU  - Ibrahim Elsohaby
AU  - Destaw Endeshaw
AU  - Omotayo Francis Fagbule
AU  - Ginenus Fekadu
AU  - Bikila Regassa Feyisa
AU  - Muktar A Gadanya
AU  - Mesfin Gebrehiwot
AU  - Genanew K Getahun
AU  - Simegnew Asmer Getie
AU  - Alem Abera Girmay
AU  - Mesay Dechasa Gudeta
AU  - Tesfahun Simon Simon Hadaro
AU  - Nadia M Hamdy
AU  - Ahmed I Hasaballah
AU  - Ikrama Hassan
AU  - Mohamed Hsairi
AU  - Segun Emmanuel Ibitoye
AU  - Paul Chukwudi Ikwegbue
AU  - Mustapha Immurana
AU  - Faisal Ismail
AU  - Chidozie Declan Iwu
AU  - Alelign Tasew Jema
AU  - Kehinde Kazeem Kanmodi
AU  - Basira Kankia Lawal
AU  - Tesfahun Mekene Meto
AU  - Hadush Negash Meles
AU  - Endalkachew Worku Mengesha
AU  - Ahmed Ismail Mohamed
AU  - Jama Mohamed
AU  - Nouh Saad Mohamed
AU  - Shafiu Mohammed
AU  - Rawlance Ndejjo
AU  - Amanuel Tebabal Nega
AU  - Chakib Nejjari
AU  - Chukwudi A Nnaji
AU  - Chisom Adaobi Nri-Ezedi
AU  - Ismail A Odetokun
AU  - Akinyemi O D Ofakunrin
AU  - Ropo Ebenezer Ogunsakin
AU  - Akinkunmi Paul Okekunle
AU  - Hany A Omar
AU  - Abidemi E Omonisi
AU  - Maureene Auma Ondayo
AU  - Obinna E Onwujekwe
AU  - Mayowa O Owolabi
AU  - Oyetunde T Oyeyemi
AU  - Nasiru Raheem
AU  - Elrashdy M. Redwan
AU  - Mohamed A Saleh
AU  - Aminu Shittu
AU  - Emmanuel Edwar Siddig
AU  - Iman M Talaat
AU  - Jacques Lukenze Tamuzi
AU  - Birhan Tsegaw Taye
AU  - Dufera Rikitu Terefa
AU  - Wegen Beyene Tesfamariam
AU  - Musliu Adetola Tolani
AU  - Aniefiok John Udoakang
AU  - Shehu Salihu Umar
AU  - Gizachew Tadesse Wassie
AU  - Zwanden Sule Yahaya
AU  - Subah Abderehim Yesuf
AU  - Mohammed G M Zeariya
AU  - Abdulaziz Mohammed
AU  - Ali H Mokdad
AU  - Awoke T Misganaw
PY  - 2026
JO  - The Lancet Oncology
DO  - 10.1016/s1470-2045(26)00291-3
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APA

Awedew, A. F., Abd-Elsalam, S., Abdullahi, A., Abebe, M., Abegaz, K. H., Abie, A., Aboagye, R. G., Abubakar, B., Adedoyin, R. A., Ahmed, A., Aladelusi, T. O., Ali, M. U., Amu, H., Amusa, G. A., Asmerom, H., Aweke, A. M., Azzam, A. Y., Balcha, W. F. F., Basiru, A., Bayleyegn, N. S., Belay, B. M., Belayneh, M., Berhie, A. Y., Bogale, E. K., Bouaoud, S., Chukwu, I. S., Dabo, B., Dowou, R. K., Ekundayo, T. C., Sayed, I. E., Elhadi, M., Elshaer, M., Elsohaby, I., Endeshaw, D., Fagbule, O. F., Fekadu, G., Feyisa, B. R., Gadanya, M. A., Gebrehiwot, M., Getahun, G. K., Getie, S. A., Girmay, A. A., Gudeta, M. D., Hadaro, T. S. S., Hamdy, N. M., Hasaballah, A. I., Hassan, I., Hsairi, M., Ibitoye, S. E., Ikwegbue, P. C., Immurana, M., Ismail, F., Iwu, C. D., Jema, A. T., Kanmodi, K. K., Lawal, B. K., Meto, T. M., Meles, H. N., Mengesha, E. W., Mohamed, A. I., Mohamed, J., Mohamed, N. S., Mohammed, S., Ndejjo, R., Nega, A. T., Nejjari, C., Nnaji, C. A., Nri-Ezedi, C. A., Odetokun, I. A., Ofakunrin, A. O. D., Ogunsakin, R. E., Okekunle, A. P., Omar, H. A., Omonisi, A. E., Ondayo, M. A., Onwujekwe, O. E., Owolabi, M. O., Oyeyemi, O. T., Raheem, N., Redwan, E. M., Saleh, M. A., Shittu, A., Siddig, E. E., Talaat, I. M., Tamuzi, J. L., Taye, B. T., Terefa, D. R., Tesfamariam, W. B., Tolani, M. A., Udoakang, A. J., Umar, S. S., Wassie, G. T., Yahaya, Z. S., Yesuf, S. A., Zeariya, M. G. M., Mohammed, A., Mokdad, A. H., & Misganaw, A. T. (2026). Burden of cancer in Africa, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. The Lancet Oncology. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1470-2045(26)00291-3

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