Trends and ethnic disparity in endometrial cancer mortality in South Africa (1999-2018): A population-based Age-period-cohort and Join point regression analyses.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Endometrial cancer is the sixth leading cause of cancer among females and about 97,000 global deaths of endometrial cancer. The changes in the trends of obesity, fertility rates and other risk factors in South Africa (SA) may impact the endometrial cancer trends. The aim of this study was to utilise the age period cohort and join point regression modelling to evaluate the national and ethnic trends in endometrial cancer mortality in South Africa over a 20year period (1999-2018).

Methods

Data from Statistics South Africa was obtained to calculate the annual number of deaths, and annual crude and age standardised mortality rates (ASMR) of endometrial cancer from 1999-2018. The overall and ethnic trends of endometrial cancer mortality was assessed using the Join poin

SUBMITTER: Olorunfemi G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11759400 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature