Table 1. Costa Rica: Incidence rate of retinoblastoma per 10,000 persons by age group—HNN, 2009–2015 : (N = 36 patients).
| Year | Births | Population 1–3 years | Population 5–7 years | New cases of retinoblastoma | Incidence rate * 10,000 people |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 1 year | 1–3 years | 5–7 years | < 1 year | 1–3 years | 5–7 years | ||||
| 2009 | 75,000 | 215,522 | 219,882 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.27 | 0.23 | 0.00 |
| 2010 | 70,922 | 219,906 | 216,542 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0.14 | 0.27 | 0.05 |
| 2011 | 73,459 | 222,845 | 217,659 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.27 | 0.09 | 0.00 |
| 2012 | 73,326 | 218,840 | 216,597 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.14 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| 2013 | 70,550 | 216,934 | 219,039 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.14 | 0.18 | 0.00 |
| 2014 | 71,793 | 217,854 | 222,967 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.28 | 0.14 | 0.00 |
| 2015 | 71,819 | 222,299 | 225,235 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.28 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
Source: patient records, HNN, National Statistics and Census Institute, Information Center.