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. 2021 Jan 26;21:219. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-10274-1

Table 1.

Cervical cancer deaths and mortality rates in Peru according to geographical area from 2008 to 2017

Geographical areas Annual deathsa Mortality ratesb
Uncorrected Corrected Uncorrected Corrected
Coast region 654 942 6.6 9.5
 Ancash 25 54 4.6 9.8
 Arequipa 41 60 6.2 8.9
 Callao 36 43 6.7 8.2
 Ica 24 27 6.2 7.1
 La Libertad 73 100 8.4 11.6
 Lambayeque 77 95 12.1 15.0
 Lima 304 451 5.9 8.7
 Moquegua 9 13 10.3 16.0
 Piura 50 75 6.1 9.3
 Tacna 14 20 9.2 13.7
 Tumbes 2 4 2.5 4.8
Highlands region 248 511 6.9 14.2
 Apurimac 8 20 4.1 10.2
 Ayacucho 14 34 5.0 12.4
 Cajamarca 32 81 5.0 12.6
 Cusco 29 68 4.8 11.2
 Huancavelica 12 25 6.8 14.0
 Huanuco 49 100 13.7 27.8
 Junin 63 108 11.0 18.6
 Pasco 10 21 9.0 19.5
 Puno 31 55 4.9 8.6
Rainforest region 87 275 8.4 26.3
 Amazonas 8 29 4.8 18.5
 Loreto 28 136 7.8 37.4
 Madre de Dios 8 10 24.0 30.2
 San Martin 21 58 7.5 20.2
 Ucayali 23 43 11.4 21.4
Peru 990 1729 6.8 11.8

a Annual average of deaths for a 10-year period (2008–2017)

b Age-standardized rates per 100,000 women-years