How many cases are estimated, edition after edition?
Mauritania: estimated new cases and deaths
Before these estimates, the Nouakchott hospital registry counted 485 breast cancers confirmed by biopsy over 10 years (2000-2009). This is not comparable: only women who had a biopsy at the CHN are included.
In short: Recent estimates are higher, but the methods change from one edition to the next: we cannot conclude there is a real increase.
Source: IARC, GLOBOCAN, 2022 · IARC, GLOBOCAN, 2024 · PAMJ, 2013 · permanent link