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Argentina Atlas of Cancer Mortality 1997-2001

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Original or alternative title 
Atlas de mortalidad por cáncer en Argentina 1997-2001
Provider 
Argentina Cancer Association
Tabulations only
Geography 
Argentina (ARG)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/1997 - 12/2001
Data type
Vital registration:
  • Nationally representative
  • Subnationally representative
Summary 

At the time of this publication, Argentina had two population-based cancer registries in the department of Concordia in Entre Rios province and in the south of Buenos Aires province. The cancer atlas provides cancer mortality numbers and rates for the entire country, based on data from the country's vital registration system.

The cancer data is presented by five-year age groups, sex, and province, and cancers are coded in ICD-10.

Keywords 
Bladder cancer, Brain and nervous system cancers, Breast cancer, Cancers, Cervix uteri cancer, Colon and rectum cancers, Corpus uteri cancer, Gallbladder and biliary tract cancers, Hodgkin lymphoma, Kidney and other urinary organ cancers, Larynx cancer, Leukemia, Liver cancer, Melanoma, Mortality, Mouth cancer, Multiple myeloma, Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Oesophagus cancer, Ovary cancer, Pancreas cancer, Pharynx cancers, Population, Prostate cancer, Skin cancers, Stomach cancer, Testicular cancer, Thyroid cancer
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 5, 2021