TABLE 3-8Mortality and Incidence Data Collected in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

World Bank Economic LevelNumber of CountriesSome Mortality Any Time Since 1950Quality of Mortality DataIncidence in CA5C, Vol. 8: Number of Countries (%)Any Incidence Data Since 1950
Low6612 (18%)L: 3
M: 6
Representative but <50% coverage: 1
Not rated: 2 (<50% coverage, not representative)		6 (9%)23 (35)
Lower middle5240 (77%)L: 14
M: 13
H: 2
Representative but <50% coverage: 1
Not rated (various reasons): 10		9 (17%)34 (65)
Upper middle3626 (72%)L: 2
M: 17
H: 7		13 (36%)22 (60)

CA5C = Cancer Incidence in Five Continents; L = low quality; M = medium quality; H = high quality.

From: 3, The Cancer Burden in Low- and Middle-Income Countries and How It Is Measured

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Cancer Control Opportunities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.
Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on Cancer Control in Low- and Middle-Income Countries; Sloan FA, Gelband H, editors.
Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2007.
Copyright © 2007, National Academy of Sciences.

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