Table 2. Evaluation of the quality of the certification by cancer according to the place of occurrence of the death, Colombia, 2007-2011.
| Geographic ordering ‡ | Deaths from unspecified uterine cancer | Deaths from ill-defined cancer site | Deaths from cancer without age information | Deaths from cancer that were not certified by a physician | Duly certified deaths from cancer | Total deaths from cancer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazonas* | 1.3 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 7.8 | 87.0 | 77 |
| Antioquia* | 0.7 | 6.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 92.9 | 27,411 |
| Arauca* | 1.6 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 93.9 | 507 |
| Atlántico* | 1.1 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 93.3 | 7,782 |
| Bogotá D.C.** | 0.6 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 93.6 | 33,332 |
| Bolívar* | 1.0 | 7.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 91.6 | 4,682 |
| Boyacá* | 1.0 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 92.7 | 4,024 |
| Caldas* | 0.9 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 92.4 | 1,876 |
| Manizales¤ | 0.4 | 6.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 93.2 | 3,000 |
| Caquetá* | 1.8 | 8.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 89.5 | 998 |
| Casanare* | 2.0 | 9.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 88.8 | 609 |
| Cauca* | 0.9 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 89.4 | 3,387 |
| Cesar* | 1.1 | 6.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 92.0 | 2,383 |
| Chocó* | 2.0 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 88.4 | 441 |
| Córdoba* | 1.6 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 92.6 | 3,321 |
| Cundinamarca* | 1.3 | 6.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 92.4 | 5,713 |
| Guainía* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 15 |
| Guajira* | 2.6 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 91.0 | 765 |
| Guaviare* | 3.1 | 7.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 89.7 | 97 |
| Huila* | 0.5 | 6.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 92.5 | 4,010 |
| Magdalena* | 2.3 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 91.6 | 3,043 |
| Meta* | 0.9 | 6.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 92.7 | 2,957 |
| Nariño* | 1.0 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 93.5 | 2,105 |
| Pasto¤ | 0.4 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 94.5 | 2,617 |
| N. Santander* | 1.3 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 92.1 | 4,881 |
| Putumayo* | 1.7 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 92.9 | 353 |
| Quindío* | 1.0 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 92.7 | 3,209 |
| Risaralda* | 0.7 | 6.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 92.4 | 4,946 |
| San Andrés* | 1.6 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 96.1 | 127 |
| Santander* | 1.3 | 7.1 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 90.5 | 1,947 |
| Bucaramanga† | 0.5 | 6.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 92.8 | 5,957 |
| Sucre* | 1.3 | 6.6 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 91.4 | 1,857 |
| Tolima* | 1.2 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 93.9 | 5,320 |
| Valle* | 1.5 | 6.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 92.2 | 6,546 |
| Cali¤ | 0.5 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 93.7 | 14,205 |
| Vaupés* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 16 |
| Vichada* | 0.0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 92.3 | 26 |
| Colombia | 0.9 | 6.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 92.8 | 164,542 |
‡ The geographic ordering of the country is defined in regions (two or more provinces), provinces
* (set of several municipalities), followed by special districts
**, municipalities¤ and metropolitan areas
† (two or more municipalities).
† Metropolitan Area of Bucaramanga (Bucaramanga, Floridablanca, Girón, Piedecuesta)