Geographical distribution of death due to cancerLeukemia in Kerman Province, Southeast Iran 2016-2012

Background: Cancer is one of the most important public health problems in Iran, and many other parts of the world 1 , and it is also one of the main causes of death in developed and developing countries 2 . In Iran, about 30,000 people die annually of cancer 3 .The epidemiology of cancer is gradually changing as a result of demographic and epidemiological transitions in Iran, such that cancer was the fifth cause of death between 1979 and 1981. Leukemia is one of the most important cancers with high incidence and mortality. The purpose of this study was to investigate the geographical distribution of leukemia in the cities affiliated to Kerman University of Medical Sciences and Rafsanjan. Materials and Methods: The present study was a descriptive study that was performed on mortality data recorded in the Center for Statistics Management of Health Ministry at Kerman and Rafsanjan Universities of Medical Sciences in the period 2012-2016. This information was used to determine the age-standardized mortality rate per 100,000 people.Statistical calculations were performed using stata software. Results: The overall incidence of leukemia in Kerman and Rafsanjan universities is 13.5 and 14.3, respectively. The incidence of leukemia at Kerman University in 2012 was 13.1 per 100,000 men and 9.7 per 100,000 women. At Rafsanjan University, the incidence of males is 7.5 per 100,000 in 2012, and 17.1 per 100,000 in females. During a five-year period, in 1395, the incidence of males in Kerman University was 20.1 per male and 10.4 per 100 thousand females, and in Rafsanjan University 14.3 males and 18.4 females per 100,000, respectively. Conclusion: Our results provide an overview of cancer incidence and mortality rates in one of the largest provinces in the country with more than 1.5 million residents. The results showed that the incidence and mortality rate increased during these years.

Keywords:

Geographical distribution , Proportional mortality , Mortality rate , Cancer , Southeast