Breast Cancer in Developing Countries: Opportunities for Improved Survival

Table 2

Mortality/incidence ratios for breast cancer in the USA between 1950 and 1975.

Year	Incidence/100,000	Mortality/100,000	Mortality/incidence ratio
1950	66·6	28	0·42
1955	64·9	29·8	0·46
1960	73	28·3	0·39
1965	82·9	28·5	0·34
1970	84·4	27·4	0·32
1975	119·2	31·6	0·27

Based on the Connecticut SEER database.