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.
M:I ratio = age-standardized mortality rate / age-standardized incidence rate, all cancers, both sexes, 2022. 28 LAC countries with GLOBOCAN estimates; 5 small Caribbean nations (Antigua & Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Vincent & the Grenadines) lack data. Countries with weaker cancer registries may have artificially inflated ratios due to undercounting of new cases.
Chart: Johnattan García-RuizSource: GLOBOCAN 2022Get the data