Abstract
The objective of this study was to calculate average years of life lost due to breast and cervical cancer in Mexico in 2000 and 2010. Data on mortality in women aged between 20 and 84 years was obtained from the National Institute for Statistics and Geography. Age-specific mortality rates and average years of life lost, which is an estimate of the number of years that a person would have lived if he or she had not died prematurely, were estimated for both diseases. Data was disaggregated into five-year age groups and socioeconomic status based on the 2010 marginalization index obtained from the National Population Council. A decrease in average years of life lost due to cervical cancer (37.4%) and an increase in average years of life lost due breast cancer (8.9%) was observed during the period studied. Average years of life lost due to cervical cancer was greater among women living in areas with a high marginalization index, while average years of life lost due to breast cancer was greater in women from areas with a low marginalization index.
Highlights
The analysis of levels and trends of mortality serves as an important tool for health and social policy planning, and highlights the heterogeneity of living conditions in different populations
Average years of life lost due to cervical cancer was greater among women living in areas with a high marginalization index, while average years of life lost due to breast cancer was greater in women from areas with a low marginalization index
In 2000 average years of life lost (AYLL) due to cervical cancer was higher than the AYLL due to breast cancer, but this situation was inverted in 2010
Summary
The analysis of levels and trends of mortality serves as an important tool for health and social policy planning, and highlights the heterogeneity of living conditions in different populations. In Mexico, most epidemiological and demographic studies have used the aforementioned indicators to show the current picture of mortality. These studies show that the country has recently experienced a change in the rate and patterns of deaths, consisting of a reduction in deaths due to communicable diseases combined with a progressive increase in deaths due to chronic and degenerative diseases [5,6]. In 2010, these conditions accounted for 49.7% of the total number of registered deaths (592,018) and cardiac disease continued to be the leading cause of death, followed by diabetes and malignant tumors
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