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MIDDLE EAST CANCER CONSORTIUM:
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Population Age Distribution

Age (Years) Cyprus (2001) Egypt - Gharbia (2001) Israel (2001) Jordan (1999) Palestinian Authority (1998) Turkey - Izmir(1998)
Children
0-14
Young Adults
15-29		 21.5*

22.5		 35.8

27.9		 28.7

24.9		 42.1

31.4		 46.9

26.7		 23.8

28.3
0-29 44.0 63.7 53.6 73.5 73.6 52.1
Adults
30-49
Middle Aged Adults
50-69		 28.6

19.3		 24.3

10.1		 24.2

15.1		 17.4

7.6 		17.6

6.7		 29.6

14.9
30-69 48.0 34.4 39.3 25.0 24.3 44.5
70+ 8.0 1.9 7.1 1.5 2.1 3.4
* All values represent percent (%) of total