Total Population |
90,796,000 |
Income Group |
Lower Middle |
Total Deaths |
520,000 |
Life Expectancy at birth |
Total |
76 |
Male |
71 |
Female |
80 |
Cancer Mortality Profile |
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Age-Standardized Cancer Mortality Trends |
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Cancer Incidence |
|
Adult Risk Factors |
Current tobacco smoking (2011 Data) |
Males |
45.5% |
Females |
1.7% |
Total |
23.1% |
Total alcohol per capita consumption, in litres of pure alcohol (2010 Data) |
Males |
12.1 |
Females |
0.2 |
Total |
6.6 |
Physical inactivity (2010 Data) |
Males |
21% |
Females |
26% |
Total |
23.6% |
Obesity (2014 Data) |
Males |
2.3% |
Females |
4.8% |
Totals |
3.5% |
Household solid fuel use (2012 Data) |
Males |
NA |
Females |
NA |
Total |
51% |
Cancer Plans, Monitoring, and Surveillance |
Has an operational cancer policy/strategy/action plan |
Yes
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Has a cancer registry |
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Scope |
Population-based |
Coverage |
Subnational |
Last Year of Data |
2010 |
Cancer Primary Prevention Policies |
Tobacco Control |
Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan to reduce the burden of tobacco use |
Yes
|
Smoke-free legislation |
Six to seven public places completely smoke free |
Tobacco dependence treatment |
NRT and/or some cessation services (neither cost covered) |
Warning labels |
Medium size warnings with all appropriate characteristics OR large warnings missing some appropriate characteristics |
Bans on advertising, promotion and sponsorship |
Ban on all forms of direct and indirect advertising* |
Tobacco taxes |
26-50% of retail price is tax |
Overweight and obesity prevention and control |
Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan for reducing overweight/obesity |
Yes
|
Physical inactivity prevention and control |
Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan to reduce physical inactivity and/or promote physical activity |
No |
Harmful use of alcohol prevention and control |
Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan to reduce the harmful use of alcohol |
No |
National Immunization |
Human Papillomavirus vaccination schedule |
NA |
Hepatitis B vaccination schedule |
Birth |
Hepatitis B vaccination coverage, infants |
59% |
Cancer Screening and Early Detection |
Cervical Cancer |
Cervical cytology (PAP) |
Not generally available at the public primary health care level |
Acetic Acid Vizualization (VIA) |
Not generally available at the public primary health care level |
Breast Cancer |
Breast palpation / clinical breast exam (CBE) |
Not generally available at the public primary health care level |
Mammogram |
Not generally available at the public primary health care level |
Colorectal Cancer |
Faecal occult blood test or faecal immunological test |
Not generally available at the public primary health care level |
Bowel cancer screening by exam or colonoscopy |
Not generally available at the public primary health care level |
Cancer Treatment and Palliative Care |
Radiotherapy |
Generally available in the public health system |
Total high energy teletherapy units / million inhabitants |
0 |
Number of radiotherapy centres |
19 |
Number of radiation oncologists |
112 |
Chemotherapy (medicines not specified) |
Generally available in the public health system |
Oral morphine (formulation not specified) |
Not generally available in the public health system |
Non-methadone morphine equivalent consumption per cancer death (mg) |
NA |
Community/home care for people with advanced stage cancer and other NCDs |
Not generally available |
REMARKS |
* Indicates highest possible level of achievement |
SOURCE |
Extracted from:
WHO Cancer Country Profiles 2014 (https://www.who.int/cancer/country-profiles/vnm_en.pdf?ua=1) as of 2019/05/30
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