• Hyderabad surpassed other major metropolitan cities in terms of AAR, including Chennai (42.2), Bengaluru (40.5), Delhi (38.6), Mumbai (34.4), and Pune (30).
• In contrast, Meghalaya reported the lowest AAR at 7 per lakh women.

Cancer trends

• Among men, mouth cancer was most common followed by lung cancer, tongue cancer
• In contrast, women showed a higher proportion of breast cancer, followed by cervical cancer, ovarian cancer
•  The report also notes a high burden of tobacco-related cancers (TRCs), accounting for 42.21% of all male cancers and 13.51% of female cancers.
• The mortality rate per lakh population was 30.9 for men and 20.2 for women

Date: Current Affairs - 07-02-2025
Category: Reports & Indices

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