INFOGRAPHIC – Skin cancer kills a person every 10 minutes. All countries are not equal: some are more at risk, others suffer more deaths.
At the mention of skin cancer, Australia is the first country that emerges in many minds. Partly wrongly, according to a study conducted by the consulting platform Derma.plus: the company has just published an assessment of cancers in the world. The states most affected are not those where we die the most, this work reminds us.
Sweden and Norway in the top 5
Some populations are more exposed than others to skin tumors: clear phototypes, that is to say each individual with light skin, hair or eyes. Areas where the population predominantly meets these criteria therefore have more cancer cases per capita. But another factor comes into play: the impact of UV rays.
It is therefore in New Zealand and Australia – where the white population comes from British immigration – that the cases are most numerous. The Scandinavian countries are also in a good position: Sweden and Norway are part of the top 5. France, it, appears in 18e position of this ranking.
Nigeria at the head of mortality
But the countries most affected are not those where skin cancers are the most numerous. This parameter depends on the investments made to treat patients who develop a tumor. In this area, the developed countries are unsurprisingly very advantaged. The amount allocated for a patient in Sweden represents that allocated to 300 people in Bangladesh.
Access to treatment and personal income also influence mortality. Nigeria, Pakistan and China are therefore doing the worst. In the African country, the proportion of deaths is five times higher than in Australia. In France, after a diagnosis is 19% of patients die.
These observations clearly show how important care is but also the crucial role of prevention. Because a person dies every 10 minutes from skin cancer in the world. The health authorities may call on the population to shelter from the sun and use sunscreen, these tips are not always followed.
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