Sub-Saharan Africa, South: Breast and cervical cancer trends # Q ! ! region are under the age of 50. In every country, more than 20% of all breast cancer deaths are among women of reproductive age.
Breast cancer deaths in ages 15+, 2010 Total deaths: 3,825
< ? ! Â&#x2039; ! Q " Q 1 in 36 women risk dying from the disease. Â&#x20AC; ! ? ! " the risk has been declining in every country, most prominently in Zimbabwe.
ZAF 73.05%
SWZ 0.99% NAM 1.27% LSO 1.81% BWA 1.82%
ZWE 21.07%
Cumulative probability of incidence for breast cancer in ages 15-79 (%), 2010
Cervical cancer deaths in ages 15+, 2010 Total deaths: 4,347 ZAF 68.93%
SWZ 1.39%
< 3.5 3.5 to 5.5 > 5.5
NAM 1.24% LSO 2.45% BWA 1.94%
ZWE 24.06%
Country abbreviations BWA Botswana LSO Lesotho NAM Namibia SWZ Swaziland ZAF South Africa ZWE Zimbabwe
Cumulative probability of incidence for cervical cancer in ages 15-79 (%), 2010
<3 3 to 4 >4
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