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. 2017 Feb 8;41:e2. doi: 10.26633/RPSP.2017.2

TABLE 1. Cancer burden and cancer control plans, by subregion and country, Latin America.

 

 

Cancer burden (2012)

Cancer control plans (2014)

Subregion/country

Population (2013) (in thousands)

Incidence

Mortality

As part of NCDb plan

National cancer control plan

For specific cancers

 

 

Cases

ASRa (per 100 000)

Deaths

ASR (per 100 000)

 

 

 

South America

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Argentina

41 446

115 162

216.7

66 433

115.1

x

 

x

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

10 671

11 286

143.9

6 939

90.9

x

 

x

Brazil

200 362

437 592

205.5

224 694

103.7

x

 

 

Colombia

48 321

71 442

160.6

37 894

85.0

x

2012–2021

 

Chile

17 620

40 414

175.7

25 049

103.0

x

 

x

Ecuador

15 738

23 360

164.5

1 384

94.5

x

 

 

Paraguay

6 802

8 139

147.5

5 007

91.6

x

 

 

Peru

30 376

42 846

154.5

26 165

92.1

 

2012–2015

 

Uruguay

3 407

13 357

251.0

8 661

144.8

x

2005–2009

x

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

30 405

41 846

150.0

23 498

85.6

x

 

 

Central America and the Caribbean

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costa Rica

4 872

8 948

179.3

4 370

84.9

x

 

 

Cuba

11 266

39 410

218.0

24 286

123.8

x

 

 

Dominican Republic

10 404

14 680

153.4

9 046

90.5

x

 

 

El Salvador

6 340

9 025

153.4

5 926

95.0

x

2011–2017

 

Guatemala

15 468

13 271

130.4

9 871

96.4

x

 

 

Honduras

8 098

7 431

131.2

5 050

90.3

x

2009–2013

 

Mexico

122 332

147 985

131.5

78 719

68.9

UDc

 

 

Nicaragua

6 080

5 129

114.4

3 568

80.9

UD

 

 

Panama

3 864

5 415

148.4

2 942

79.1

x

2010–2015

 

Puerto Rico

3 688

11 822

211.1

4 678

71.1

x

2008–2012

 

Source: Prepared by the authors using data from the following sources: population (11); cancer burden 2012 (13); cancer control plans and plans for specific cancers (14–18).

a

ASR: age-standardized rate.

b

NCD: noncommunicable disease.

c

UD: under development.