Cancer Mortality-to-Incidence Ratios Across LAC
A higher ratio means more patients die relative to those diagnosed, reflecting late detection, limited treatment, or both. Ratios range from 0.42 (Costa Rica, Panama) to 0.65 (Haiti), a 1.5-fold gap. Every LAC country exceeds the US benchmark (0.22).
Horizontal bar chart showing cancer mortality-to-incidence ratios for 28 Latin American and Caribbean countries, colored by subregion (Caribbean, Central America, South America). Haiti (0.65) and Honduras (0.65) have the worst ratios, meaning nearly two-thirds of cancer diagnoses result in death. Costa Rica and Panama (0.42) have the best ratios. A dashed vertical line marks the US benchmark at 0.22; all LAC countries fall well above it. A dotted line marks the LAC average at approximately 0.51. Caribbean countries cluster toward the worst ratios, while performance within Central America varies widely.
