Understand the numbers
Data-driven insights for smarter screening
Explore cancer incidence, stage at diagnosis and regional trends across Cameroon, drawn from the cases reported to the registry.
New cases by region
New cases by year
| 2021 | 640 |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 812 |
| 2023 | 1,047 |
| 2024 | 1,264 |
Illustrative figures
These charts show how the registry's statistics will be presented. They are not registry data: the registry's published figures will replace them, with the date the data were extracted.
Key figures
The registry in numbers
- New cases registered
- 1,264
- Age-standardised incidence, per 100,000
- 38.4
- Diagnosed at an early stage (I–II)
- 41%
- Confirmed under the microscope
- 74%
New cases by region
Counts below 5 are not shown.
- Centre312
- Littoral268
- West141
- North-West96
- South-West88
- South52
- East37
- Adamawa29
- North24
- Far North<5
Stage at diagnosis
- Stage I14%
- Stage II27%
- Stage III33%
- Stage IV18%
- Unknown8%
New cases by year
| 2021 | 640 |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 812 |
| 2023 | 1,047 |
| 2024 | 1,264 |
How these figures are produced
Figures count confirmed cases only, coded to ICD-O-3 and staged with TNM. Rates are age-standardised to the Segi world population. Counts below 5 are suppressed, and simulated test records are left out of every published figure.
Need more detail than the published figures?
Aggregate tables can be prepared for a specific question, and de-identified records for an approved study.