Cancer incidence and mortality are associated with human development index and health setups in Africa
Author(s) -
Ruqiya Pervaiz,
Faisal Faisal
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of the egyptian national cancer institute
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.398
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2589-0409
pISSN - 1110-0362
DOI - 10.1016/j.jnci.2017.05.003
Subject(s) - human development index , medicine , incidence (geometry) , demography , cancer , linear regression , analysis of variance , environmental health , human development (humanity) , statistics , economic growth , mathematics , geometry , sociology , economics
This study aimed to analyse the correlation between cancer incidence and mortality and the Human Development Index (HDI) in Africa. Furthermore, to analyse the variations in cancer Mortality to Incidence Ratio (MIR) based on health care systems in African countries.
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