Lung Cancer Mortality and Radon Concentration in a Chronically Exposed Neighborhood in Chihuahua, Mexico: A Geospatial Analysis

Table 1

LC mortality rates of Chihuahua City, Ciudad Juarez, and México.

Year	Chihuahua	Juarez	México
2004	14.1	6.7	6.6
2005	11.3	8	6.8
2006	14.8	7.1	6.5
2007	13.6	6.8	6.3
2008	13.1	6.1	6.3
2009	11.3	5.8	6.2
2010	14.3	7.3	6

Source: Secretary of Health/Directorate General of Health Information in Chihuahua. Estimates are based on Population Projections for México 2005–2030, CONAPO, II Population and Housing Census 2005, and the Population and Census 2010. LC: lung cancer. The mortality rate is given per 100 000 persons.