Table 1.
Cervical cancer rates 2020; this table shows global cervical cancer incidence in 2020.
| Rank | Country | Number | ASR/100,000 | Target for first dose of HPV | Target for first dose of HPV | Coverage percent for first dose | Target for second dose | 2nd dose HPV immunization completion | Coverage percent for 2nd dose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | 604,127 | 13.3 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
| 1 | Eswatini | 341 | 84.5 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 2 | Malawi | 4,145 | 67.9 | 268,574 | 36,402 | 14 | 265,988 | 32,356 | 12 |
| 3 | Zambia | 3,161 | 65.5 | 235,232 | 106,398 | 45 | 229,792 | 76,384 | 33 |
| 4 | Tanzania | 10,241 | 62.5 | 735,771 | 535,298 | 73 | 735,771 | 420,015 | 57 |
| 5 | Zimbabwe | 3,043 | 61.7 | 415,769 | 27,809 | 67 | 417,569 | 165,532 | 40 |
| 6 | Lesotho | 541 | 56.8 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7 | Uganda | 6,959 | 56.2 | 666,329 | 499,667 | 75 | 666,329 | 293,699 | 44 |
| 8 | Comoros | 167 | 56 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 9 | Mozambique | 5,325 | 50.2 | 443,702 | 25,1124 | 57 | NA | NA | NA |
| 10 | Guinea | 2,068 | 50.1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Eswatini (which changed its name from Swaziland in 2018) had the highest rate of cervical cancer in 2020, followed by Malawi. www.wcrf.org & www.who.int.
NA, Not applicable.