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Figure 24. Standardized cervical cancer mortality indicators (per
100 000 inhabitants)
(WHO, European health for all database)
14
Per 100 000 inhabitants
12
10
Lithuani
a
Estonia
8
6
4
Latvia
2
EU
0
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
Year
EU-15
Finland
Even a greater difference is seen between the Baltic States and the
EU-15, or the so-called “old” member states, many of which have reached
a relatively low cervical cancer mortality level, for instance, Finland.
Similar situation is also reflected by the standardized mortality indicators
at the age under 64.
Comparative characteristics of cancers detectable by screening
Figure 25. Incidence of cancers detectable by screening (per 100 000
inhabitants)
Per 100 000 inhabitants
(Data of Latvian Cancer Registry)
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Breast cancer
Colorectal cancer
Cervical cancer
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
Year
Comparison of incidence indicators (per 100 000 inhabitants) for
cancers detectable by screening reveals that breast cancer has the highest
incidence (see Figure 25). Accordingly, breast cancer has the smallest
(compared with the other two cancer localizations) proportion of late
detection (at III-IV stage) and first-year lethality (see Figures 28 and 30).
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