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. 2024 Feb 26;48:e11. doi: 10.26633/RPSP.2024.11

TABLE 1. Overview of cancer incidence in children diagnosed in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2001–2010.

 

Pediatric dataset

General dataset

 

Age 0–14 years

Age 0–19 years

Age 15–19 years

Country, registry

N

Person-years (thousands)

WSR per million

95% CI

N

Person-years (thousands)

WSR per million

95% CI

N

Person-years (thousands)

ASR per million

95% CI

Overall

24 556

191 186

132.6

130.9, 134.3

15 832

116 078

139.0

136.8, 141.2

4 733

31 070

152.3

148.0, 156.6

ARGENTINA, pediatric

12 941

102 433

130.1

127.8, 132.4

ARGENTINA, Entre Rios

     521

    4 184

126.2

115.3, 137.1

   138

  1 029

134.2

111.8, 156.6

BRAZIL, 4 registries

  1 413

  10 054

145.7

138.0, 153.4

  2 098

  14 019

151.8

145.2, 158.4

   685

  3 966

172.7

159.8, 185.6

CHILE, Valdivia

     119

       932

140.5

114.8, 166.2

     182

    1 278

149.9

127.5, 172.3

     63

     346

182.1

137.1, 227.1

COLOMBIA, 3 registries

  1 381

    9 258

152.8

144.6, 161.0

  1 925

  12 517

156.0

148.9, 163.1

   544

  3 259

166.9

152.9, 180.9

COSTA RICA

  1 591

  11 856

138.0

131.1, 144.9

  2 341

  16 142

146.3

140.3, 152.3

   750

  4 286

175.0

162.5, 187.5

CUBA

  2 608

  21 086

128.6

123.6, 133.6

  3 652

  29 238

128.5

124.2, 132.8

1 044

  8 152

128.1

120.3, 135.9

ECUADOR, 4 registries

  1 355

  10 285

136.1

128.8, 143.4

  1 892

  13 829

139.6

133.2, 146.0

   537

  3 544

151.5

138.7, 164.3

FRANCE, Martinique

       80

       835

  98.2

  76.2, 120.2

     126

     1 138

110.2

  90.5, 129.9

     46

     303

151.6

107.8, 195.4

JAMAICA, Kingston & St. Andrew

     139

    1 743

  82.9

68.9, 96.9

     187

     2 379

  81.2

69.3, 93.1

     48

     635

  75.5

54.1, 96.9

MEXICO, Mexico City, pediatric

     899

    6 902

133.8

125.0, 142.6

UNITED STATES, Puerto Rico

     988

    8 216

124.3

116.4, 132.2

  1 453

  11 172

131.7

124.8, 138.6

   465

  2 956

157.3

143.0, 171.6

URUGUAY

  1 042

    7 588

143.0

134.2, 151.8

  1 455

  10 181

146.7

139.0, 154.4

   413

  2 593

159.3

143.9, 174.7

Note: N, number of cases; WSR, age-standardized rate (world standard) (19); CI, confidence interval; ASR, age-specific rate; – not applicable.

Source: IICC-3 (11).