Cancer mortality patterns in selected Northern and Southern African countries.
Eur J Cancer Prev
; 33(3): 192-199, 2024 May 01.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Non-communicable diseases have been rapidly increasing in African countries. We provided updated cancer death patterns in selected African countries over the last two decades.METHODS:
We extracted official death certifications and population data from the WHO and the United Nations Population Division databases. We computed country- and sex-specific age-standardized mortality rates per 100â 000 person-years for all cancers combined and ten major cancer sites for the periods 2005-2007 and 2015-2017.RESULTS:
Lung cancer ranked first for male cancer mortality in all selected countries in the last available period (with the highest rates in Réunion 24/100â 000), except for South Africa where prostate cancer was the leading cause of death (23/100â 000). Prostate cancer ranked second in Morocco and Tunisia and third in Mauritius and Réunion. Among Egyptian men, leukemia ranked second (with a stable rate of 4.2/100â 000) and bladder cancer third (3.5/100â 000). Among women, the leading cancer-related cause of death was breast cancer in all selected countries (with the highest rates in Mauritius 19.6/100â 000 in 2015-2017), except for South Africa where uterus cancer ranked first (17/100â 000). In the second rank there were colorectal cancer in Tunisia (2/100â 000), Réunion (9/100â 000) and Mauritius (8/100â 000), and leukemia in Egypt (3.2/100â 000). Colorectal and pancreas cancer mortality rates increased, while stomach cancer mortality rates declined.CONCLUSION:
Certified cancer mortality rates are low on a global scale. However, mortality rates from selected screening detectable cancers, as well as from infection-related cancers, are comparatively high, calling for improvements in prevention strategies.
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Neoplasias de la Próstata
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Neoplasias Uterinas
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Neoplasias de la Mama
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Leucemia
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Neoplasias Primarias Secundarias
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Neoplasias Pulmonares
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Neoplasias
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Eur J Cancer Prev
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NEOPLASIAS
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Año:
2024
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