Environment as a Potential Key Determinant of the Continued Increase of Prostate Cancer Incidence in Martinique

Table 2

Amounts of pesticides used in Martinique (in tons) in comparison with metropolitan France and other countries. Search for a correlation with the incidence rates of prostate cancer.

Region	Total amount^a,b	Population^b	Amount per inhabitant	ASR 2005^c
Cuba	1 900	11 477 459	1·10^−4	29.8
Sweden	1 553	9 074 055	1·10^−4	112.4
UK	15 248	62 348 447	2·10^−4	52.2
metropolitan France	89 084	63 136 180	1.4·10^−3	121.2
USA	555 300	310 232 863	1.7·10^−3	106
Martinique	2 500	414 516	6·10^−3	177

^aAmounts are expressed in tons.
^bValues are indicated for 2000.
^cData from specific registries. See Table 1