Sánchez MIR, Hernández BSM, Rodríguez RI, Vázquez OEF, López DM

Language: Spanish
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ABSTRACT

Introduction: cervical cancer persists as an unresolved health problem worldwide; after breast cancer, it is the most frequent in females and ranks seventh among all malignant neoplasms affecting both sexes.
Objective: to describe the behavior of cervical cancer mortality in the municipality of Rafael Freyre among the years 1997-2014.
Methods: a mortality study was carried out, as universe was chosen the 56 deceaseds reported by that cause in the municipality at referred periods, as a source of data was used the monthly report of death on-line that sends the provincial department of health in Holguin.
Results: the annual half rate of mortality in the Municipality was 12.3 x 100 000 women, the groups of ages more affected were 70-74 years and 80 and but, with rates of 62.5 and 60.0 respectively. The geographical areas of more epidemic risk of dying the women for this cause were, the Area of Health of “Santa Lucía” and popular Council of “Carlos Noris", "Dagame" and “Santa Lucía” with rates of mortality of 23.5, 21.5 and 19.5 respectively.
Conclusions: this problem of health has a descending tendency in the municipality, but the rate half annual of mortality overcomes the provincial and national rate.