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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2014 May 22;31(6):498–508. doi: 10.3109/08880018.2014.909547

FIGURE 3.

FIGURE 3

Comparison of the crude incidence of cancer in Beira with those reported by the International Incidence of Childhood Cancer, vol. II., for two high-income areas and six sub-Saharan African settings, for all cancers (panel A) and group/subcategory of the International Classification of Childhood Cancer—ICCC (panels B to L). *Age standardized incidence rates (World standard population).

Note: The diagnostic groups of the International Incidence of Childhood Cancer, vol. II., are based on the 1st edition of the ICCC, whereas the estimates reported for Beira pertain to the 3rd edition of the ICCC. The incidence estimates were obtained for the following years: Mozambique, Beira: 2009–2010; Mali: 1987–1995; Malawi: 1991–1995; Namibia: 1983–1992; Nigeria: 1985–1992; Uganda: 1992–1995; Zimbabwe: 1990–1994; ACCIS project: 1988–1997; United States, SEER: 1983–1992.

Abbreviations: MOZ, Mozambique; MLI, Mali; MWL, Malawi; NAM, Namibia; NGA, Nigeria; UGA, Uganda; ZWE, Zimbabwe; EUR, Europe; ACCIS, Automated Childhood Cancer Information System; US, United States; SEER (B), Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program, results for black population; SEER (W), Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program, results for white population.