Table 2.
Incidence and mortality rates for breast, prostate and cervical cancer by regions, Colombia 2018a
| Region | Type of cancer | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breast | Prostate | Cervical | ||||
| n | ASR (95% CI) | n | ASR (95% CI) | n | ASR (95% CI) | |
| Incidence | ||||||
| Bogotá, D.C. | 1012 | 21.59 (20.28–22.97)* | 648 | 15.56 (14.38–16.80)* | 267 | 5.73 (5.06–6.46) |
| Caribbean | 797 | 16.69 (15.55–17.89) ¥ | 404 | 8.38 (7.58–9.24) ¥ | 312 | 6.48 (5.78–7.24) |
| Central | 1385 | 21.02 (19.93–22.16)* | 768 | 11.73 (10.91–12.59) | 382 | 5.95 (5.36–6.57) |
| Eastern | 511 | 11.84 (10.84–12.91) ¥ | 293 | 6.66 (5.92–7.47) ¥ | 155 | 3.61 (3.07–4.23) ¥ |
| Pacific | 757 | 17.44 (16.22–18.72) | 461 | 10.93 (9.96–11.98) | 255 | 5.86 (5.17–6.63) |
| Other departments | 44 | 8.27 (5.98–11.11) ¥ | 19 | 3.72 (2.23–5.76) ¥ | 54 | 9.99 (7.48–13.04)* |
| National | 4506 | 18.69 (18.15–19.25) | 2593 | 11.34 (10.90–11.78) | 1425 | 5.93 (5.62–6.25) |
| Mortality | ||||||
| Bogotá, D.C. | 442 | 9.71 (8.83–10.67) | 292 | 7.98 (7.09–8.95) | 160 | 3.44 (2.93–4.02) ¥ |
| Caribbean | 494 | 10.49 (9.59–11.46) | 329 | 6.70 (6.00–7.47) ¥ | 266 | 5.59 (4.94–6.30)* |
| Central | 700 | 10.48 (9.72–11.29) | 457 | 6.99 (6.36–7.66) | 265 | 4.03 (3.56–4.54) |
| Eastern | 332 | 7.59 (6.80–8.46) ¥ | 234 | 5.13 (4.49–5.83) ¥ | 130 | 2.99 (2.50–3.55) ¥ |
| Pacific | 466 | 10.64 (9.69–11.65) | 318 | 7.29 (6.51–8.14) | 176 | 4.02 (3.45–4.66) |
| Other departments | 20 | 3.77 (2.28–5.82) ¥ | 11 | 2.18 (1.09–3.84) ¥ | 24 | 4.68 (2.98–6.96) |
| National | 2454 | 10.48 (10.07–10.91) | 1641 | 7.58 (7.22–7.96) | 1021 | 4.31 (4.05–4.58) |
aAll rates are age-standardized per 100.000 population. They were estimated including only invasive cases
*ASR significantly higher than national estimations. p-value < 0,05 in a test of proportions
¥ASR significantly lower than national estimations. p-value < 0,05 in a test of proportions