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Update: Situation of Cervical Cancer in the Americas (2002 data)

Situational Analysis

Situational Analysis of Cervical Cancer in Latin America & the Caribbean

The data on this page update the data published in the book.

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Data: Figure and Tables

Figure 1: Malignant Neoplasms of the Cervix uteri—Estimated Age-Specific Mortality Rates

Table 1: Malignant Neoplasms of the Cervix uteri, Estimated Incident Cases and Deaths with Age-Standardized Rates

Table 2: Malignant Neoplasms of the Cervix uteri—Age-Standardized Incidence and Mortality Rates

Table 3: Estimated Age-Adjusted Incidence Rates for Breast and Cervical Cancers

The following points should be considered when reviewing these data: (a) Because the sources of data are continuously improving in quality and extent, estimates may not be truly comparable overtime and care should be taken when comparing these estimates with those published earlier. The observed differences may be the result of a change in the methodology and should not be interpreted as a time-trend effect. (b) These estimates are based on the most recent incidence, mortality and survival data available at the International Agency for Cancer Research (IARC), but more recent figures may be available directly from local sources.

Figure 1: Malignant Neoplasms of the Cervix uteri—Estimated Age-Specific Mortality Rates
(per 100,000 population, selected Regions of the Americas, GLOBOCAN 2002)
  PDF (664 Kb)

Figure 1

Source: GLOBOCAN 2000 & 2002. Lyon: Internacional Center for Cancer Research (IARC).

Table 1*: Malignant Neoplasms of the Cervix uteri, Estimated Incident Cases and Deaths with Age-Standardized Rates (per 100,000 population, by country of the Americas, 2000 and 2002)   PDF (837 Kb)

Incident Cases = IC   |   ASIR = Age-Standarized Incidence Rate   |   ASMR = Age-Standardized Mortality Rate

Country 2000 2002
IC ASIR Deaths ASMR IC ASIR Deaths ASMR
Argentina 2,953 14.2 1,585 7.6 4,924 23.2 1,679 7.8
Bahamas 31 22.1 13 9.3 25 16.7 9 6.2
Barbados 54 30.4 27 13.6 46 24.9 18 9.4
Belize 30 39.6 11 16.8 40 52.4 16 23.0
Bolivia 1,807 58.1 661 22.2 1,831 55.0 987 30.4
Brazil 24,445 31.3 8,815 11.6 19,603 23.4 8,286 10.2
Canada 1,608 8.2 650 2.8 1,502 7.7 581 2.5
Chile 2,321 29.2 860 10.7 2,163 25.8 931 10.9
Columbia 5,901 32.9 2,339 13.7 6,815 36.4 3,296 18.2
Costa Rica 424 25.0 197 12.1 392 21.5 210 12.0
Cuba 1,586 23.8 730 10.6 1,346 20.2 567 8.3
Dominican Republic 1,290 38.4 495 15.8 1,032 30.8 562 17.3
Ecuador 2,231 44.2 892 18.7 1,978 38.7 1,064 21.0
El Salvador 1,041 40.6 387 15.8 1,213 45.6 609 23.5
Guatemala 1,432 39.6 566 16.8 1,153 30.6 628 17.2
Guyana 184 51.1 69 20.7 160 47.3 71 22.2
Haiti 2,428 93.9 1,326 53.5 2,774 87.3 1,484 48.1
Honduras 833 39.6 329 16.8 664 30.6 361 17.2
Jamaica 489 18.4 209 18.4 383 31.2 151 12.2
Mexico 16,448 40.5 6,650 17.1 12,516 29.5 5,777 14.1
Nicaragua 997 61.1 392 26.1 809 47.2 354 22.3
Panama 389 31.2 158 13.1 375 28.2 166 12.9
Paraguay 768 41.1 281 15.8 1,131 53.2 513 26.1
Peru 4,101 39.9 1,575 15.8 5,400 48.2 2,663 24.6
Puerto Rico 252 10.3 114 4.3 223 8.8 75 2.8
Suriname 77 43.8 31 18.2 51 27.0 26 14.0
Trinidad & Tobago 215 33.3 97 15.1 186 27.1 73 10.7
USA 13,230 7.8 6,417 3.3 13,162 7.7 5,214 2.3
Uruguay 307 13.8 163 7.6 392 18.8 162 7.0
Venezuela 3,904 38.3 1,454 15.2 3,845 36.0 1,705 16.8
Total 91,776 -- 37,493 -- 86,134 -- 38,238 --

Source: Ferlay et al. GLOBOCAN 2000 & 2002. Lyon: International Agency for Cancer Research (IARC).

* This table provides an update of data presented in Table 1, p. 1 of
Lewis, Merle J. A Situational Analysis of Cervical Cancer in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Washington, DC: Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), 2004.

Table 2**: Malignant Neoplasms of the Cervix uteri—Age-Standardized Incidence and Mortality Rates
(per 100,000 population, by Region, 2000 and 2002)
  PDF (714 Kb)

Region 2000 2002
Incidence Rate Mortality Rate Incidence Rate Mortality Rate
Eastern Africa 44.3 24.2 42.7 34.6
Melanesia 43.8 23.8 38.1 21.7
Central America 40.3 17.0 30.6 15.0
Caribbean 35.8 16.8 32.6 16.0
South America 30.9 12.0 28.6 12.9
North America 7.9 3.2 7.7 2.3

Source: Ferlay et al. GLOBOCAN 2000 & 2002. Lyon: International Agency for Cancer Research (IARC).

** This table provides an update of data presented in Table 2, p. 2 of
Lewis, Merle J. A Situational Analysis of Cervical Cancer in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Washington, DC: Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), 2004.

Table 3***: Estimated Age-Adjusted Incidence Rates for Breast and Cervical Cancers (per 100,000 women, by subregion and selected country of the Americas, 2000 and 2002)   PDF (716 Kb)

Subregion 2000 2002
Breast Cancer Cervical Cancer Breast Cancer Cervical Cancer
Caribbean 33.8 35.8 32.9 32.6
Central America 36.2 40.2 25.9 30.6
South America 45.1 30.9 46.0 28.6
North America 90.4 7.9 99.4 7.7
Country
Argentina 64.7 14.1 73.9 23.2
Bahamas 72.7 22.0 54.4 16.7
Bolivia 26.6 58.1 24.7 55.0
Brazil 46.3 31.2 46.0 23.4
Haiti 4.7 93.8 4.4 87.3
Mexico 38.4 40.4 26.4 29.5
Nicaragua 23.1 61.0 23.9 47.2
Suriname 29.7 43.7 30.0 27.0
USA 91.4 7.8 101.1 7.7
Uruguay 80.0 13.8 83.1 18.8

Source: Ferlay et al. GLOBOCAN 2000 & 2002. Lyon: International Agency for Cancer Research (IARC).

*** This table provides an update of data presented in Table 6, p. 9 of
Lewis, Merle J. A Situational Analysis of Cervical Cancer in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Washington, DC: Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), 2004.