Males 47%
8.0 . . . 17.1%
- Income group: Lower middle
Total population: 2,969,000
Life expectancy at birth: Total:71 Males:67 Females:75 Total deaths: 37,000
Armenia
Cancer Incidence*
Age-Standardized Cancer Mortality Trends Cancer Mortality Profile
World Health Organization - Cancer Country Profiles, 2014.
Adult Risk Factors
Females
Physical inactivity (2010) Obesity (2014)
Household solid fuel use (2012)
Total 22.1%
5.3 . . . 19.9%
7.0%
1.9%
2.6 . . . 22.9%
- Current tobacco smoking (2011)
Total alcohol per capita consumption, in litres of pure alcohol (2010)
No data available No data available
No data available No data available
No data available No data available
Breast 20.1%
Colorectum 9.4%
Trachea, bronchus, lung
8.2%
Stomach 7.6%
Pancreas 7.1%
Other 47.6%
0 20 40 60 80 100
2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012
age-standardized death rate per 100,000
Trachea, bronchus, lung Stomach Prostate
Colorectum Liver
Females
Trachea, bronchus, lung
30.6%
Stomach 9.6%
Prostate 7.0%
Colorectum 6.7%
Liver 6.4%
Other 39.7%
Males
4,500 Deaths
3,600 Deaths
0 20 40 60 80 100
2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012
age-standardized death rate per 100,000
Breast Colorectum Trachea, bronchus, lung
Stomach Pancreas
Females Males
1,704
596
460
277 272
0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600 1,800
Breast Corpus uteri Colorectum Lung Cervix uteri
Number of cases
Males Females
1,301
495 476 429 426
0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600 1,800
Lung Bladder Prostate Stomach Colorectum
Number of cases
Cervical cancer
Harmful use of alcohol prevention and control Physical inactivity prevention and control
Cancer Screening and Early Detection
Yes
Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan to reduce physical inactivity and/or promote
physical activity Yes
Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan to reduce the harmful use of alcohol Yes
Human Papillomavirus vaccination schedule . . .
Birth Hepatitis B vaccination coverage, infants
World Health Organization - Cancer Country Profiles, 2014.
… = No data available
DK = Country responded "don't know"
Not generally available Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan to reduce the burden of tobacco use Yes
Three to five public places completely smoke-free Smoke-free legislation
Tobacco dependence treatment NRT and/or some cessation services (at least one of which is cost-covered)
Warning labels Medium size warnings missing some appropriate characteristics OR large
warnings missing many appropriate characteristics
Bans on advertising, promotion and sponsorship Complete absence of ban, or ban that does not cover national television, radio and print media
3
Cancer Treatment and Palliative Care
Cervical cytology (PAP)
Community/home care for people with advanced stage cancer and other NCDs Chemotherapy (medicines not specified)
Oral morphine (formulation not specified)
Yes
Cancer Plans, Monitoring and Surveillance
Hospital-based National
2012 Coverage
Last year of data Has a cancer registry
Breast cancer
Not generally available at the public primary health care level
Faecal occult blood test or faecal immunological test Colorectal cancer
Tobacco taxes ≤25% of retail price is tax
Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan for reducing overweight/obesity
95%
Generally available at the public primary health care level
DK
Breast palpation / clinical breast exam (CBE) Generally available at the public primary health care level
Generally available at the public primary health care level
Not generally available at the public primary health care level
Generally available in the public health system
Overweight and obesity prevention and control
National immunization
DK
Non-methadone morphine equivalent consumption per cancer death (mg) . . .
Total high energy teletherapy units / million inhabitants 1.3
Number of radiotherapy centres
* No incidence data available. Figures are based on national mortality estimates and modelled survival.
Tobacco control
Cancer Primary Prevention Policies
Has an operational cancer policy/strategy/action plan
Scope
Yes
Hepatitis B vaccination schedule
Acetic acid visualization (VIA)
Mammogram
Bowel cancer screening by exam or colonoscopy
Radiotherapy
Number of radiation oncologists 14
Generally available in the public health system
