| Total Population | 27,474,000 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Group | Low | ||
| Total Deaths | 186,000 | ||
| Life Expectancy at birth | Total | 68 | |
| Male | 67 | ||
| Female | 69 | ||
| Cancer Mortality Profile | |||
| Age-Standardized Cancer Mortality Trends | |||
| Cancer Incidence | |||
| Adult Risk Factors | Current tobacco smoking (2011 Data) | Males | 37% |
| Females | 25% | ||
| Total | 30% | ||
| Total alcohol per capita consumption, in litres of pure alcohol (2010 Data) | Males | 4.4 | |
| Females | 0.2 | ||
| Total | 2.2 | ||
| Physical inactivity (2010 Data) | Males | 3.9% | |
| Females | 2.8% | ||
| Total | 3.3% | ||
| Obesity (2014 Data) | Males | 1.7% | |
| Females | 4.1% | ||
| Totals | 2.9% | ||
| Household solid fuel use (2012 Data) | Males | NA | |
| Females | NA | ||
| Total | 80% | ||
| Cancer Plans, Monitoring, and Surveillance | Has an operational cancer policy/strategy/action plan | No | |
| Has a cancer registry | |||
| Scope | Hospital-based | ||
| Coverage | Subnational | ||
| Last Year of Data | 2011 | ||
| 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 | All public places completely smoke-free (or at least 90% of the population covered by complete subnational smoke-free legislation)*** | ||
| Tobacco dependence treatment | NRT and/or some cessation services (neither cost-covered) | ||
| Warning labels | Large warning with all appropriate characteristics*** | ||
| Bans on advertising, promotion and sponsorship | Ban on national television, radio and print media as well as on some but not all other forms of direct and/or 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 | No | |
| 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 | NA | ||
| Hepatitis B vaccination coverage, infants | 92% | ||
| 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 | 5 | ||
| Number of radiation oncologists | 16 | ||
| 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 | * No mortality data available. Figures are based on national incidence estimates and modelled survival ** No incidence data available. Figures are based on national incidence estimates from neighbouring countries. *** Indicates highest possible le | ||
| SOURCE | Extracted from: WHO Cancer Country Profiles 2014 (https://www.who.int/cancer/country-profiles/npl_en.pdf?ua=1) as of 2019/05/30 | ||
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