Strategic planning for cervical cancer prevention and control in Africa: facilitator manual
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of global death and disability, creating significant health and economic burdens on individuals, societies and health systems. Cancers, in particular, caused some 8.2 million deaths every year.
Cervical cancer is the most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer mortality among women in developing countries. In sub-Saharan Africa, 34.8 new cases of cervical cancer are diagnosed per 100 000 women annually, and 22.5 per 100 000 women die from the disease. These figures compare with 6.6 and 2.5 per 100 000 women, respectively, in North America.