Table 1. Age distribution of breast cancer incidence and mortality in Peru.
Age groups | Female population (2005)* | Incidence rate per 100.000)* | Number of incident cases (%) | Mortality rate (per 100.000)* | Number of deaths (%) | Mortality / incidence ratio | Current stage distribution (AJCC)** |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0-4 | 1,382,448 | 0.0 | 0 (0%) | 0.0 | 0 (0%) | n/a | Stage I |
5-14 | 2,860,994 | 0.0 | 0 (0%) | 0.0 | 0 (0%) | n/a | 7.04% |
15-29 | 3,801,363 | 1.28 | 49 (1.4%) | 0.25 | 10 (0.5%) | 0.20 | Stage II |
30-44 | 2,736,393 | 31.69 | 867 (24.2%) | 9.66 | 264 (12.7%) | 0.30 | 36.44% |
45-59 | 1,654,473 | 85.79 | 1419 (39.6%) | 46.22 | 765 (36.7%) | 0.54 | Stage III |
60-69 | 630,326 | 85.17 | 536 (15.0%) | 64.45 | 406 (19.5%) | 0.76 | 43.48% |
70-79 | 400,815 | 121.59 | 487 (13.6%) | 104.57 | 419 (20.1%) | 0.86 | Stage IV |
80+ | 142,471 | 158.61 | 226 (6.3%) | 153.32 | 218 (10.5%) | 0.98 | 13.04% |
* WHO Global Burden of Disease, 2004 update [7].
** INEN 2007-2011[12].