Distance to Health Care Facilities, Lifestyle Risk Factors, and Stage at Diagnosis in relation to Geographic Pattern of Esophageal Cancer in Tanzania, 2006–2016
Table 3
Zonal and regional average incidence rate (IR) from 2006-2016, access to diagnosis, and population-level risk factors.
Zone
Average IR
Persons per hospital
Tobacco use (%)
Unprotected water (%)
Solid fuel source (%)
Incidence of poverty (%)
Distance from ORCI (km)
Region
Central
3.05
185,767
12.5
47.4
96.6
61.9
Dodoma
4.80
238,601
11.4
40.5
97.3
54.3
385
Manyara
1.39
160,384
14.1
45.0
96.3
65.8
397
Singida
2.15
155,191
13.1
60.4
95.9
69.3
543
Eastern
15.94
91,627
14.3
26.7
88.1
43.7
Dar es Salaam
24.46
62,990
13.6
13.0
80.2
25.8
Morogoro
6.87
165,613
19.5
36.2
95.9
62.5
278
Pwani
10.25
154,679
11.4
48.0
96.1
59.2
81
Lake
0.71
219,370
9.6
50.2
97.2
72.4
Kagera
1.35
190,144
7.8
62.5
98.2
72.2
1,045
Mara
1.00
210,155
9.3
44.1
96.9
74.8
830
Mwanza
0.58
202,778
14.8
42.3
96.7
68.9
782
Shinyanga
0.25
666,472
9.6
51.8
97.2
74.5
Northern
6.83
134,740
17.7
29.6
87.9
53.6
Arusha
3.17
130,845
11.4
19.5
76.5
55.0
570
Kilimanjaro
7.52
97,731
23.4
13.6
89.6
33.5
388
Tanga
9.44
200,246
18.8
51.5
96.3
68.8
213
Southern
1.51
158,651
22.9
64.1
97.7
74.4
Lindi
1.38
104,303
19.5
65.4
97.6
81.9
305
Mtwara
1.71
223,932
24.8
63.3
97.8
69.2
432
Southern highlands
4.51
113,336
13.4
40.9
97.6
61.7
Iringa
4.79
103,061
2.3
42.6
97.3
60.5
432
Ruvuma
3.48
128,047
23.7
38.9
97.9
63.1
545
South west highlands
1.90
133,882
15.1
49.1
97.0
66.4
Mbeya
2.09
181,799
12.9
44.1
96.6
63.3
669
Rukwa
1.41
91,602
16.6
57.7
97.6
71.6
887
Western
1.26
311,713
12.3
56.4
98.2
74.8
Kigoma
0.90
315,313
15.6
38.5
98.2
72.8
1,008
Tabora
1.56
305,024
10.3
70.4
98.2
76.4
736
Incidence rate (IR) is calculated as cases per 100,000 persons.
