Table 3 Distribution of the accreditation of oncology services and specific cancer service types by geographic location. Brazil, 2017
From: Cancer care in Brazil: structure and geographical distribution
Geographic location | Accreditation of oncology services n (%) | Type of oncology service | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clinical oncology n (%) | Radiotherapy n (%) | Surgical oncology n (%) | Paediatric oncology n (%) | Haematology-oncology n (%) | ||
North | 12 (4.0) | 10 (3.7) | 8 (5.1) | 10 (3.7) | 2 (2.8) | 2 (1.6) |
Acre | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.4) | – | – |
Amazonas | 3 (1.0) | 1 (0.4) | 2 (1.3) | 2 (0.7) | 1 (1.4) | 1 (0.8) |
Amapá | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.4) | – | 1 (0.4) | – | – |
Pará | 2 (0.7) | 2 (0.7) | 2 (1.3) | 2 (0.7) | 1 (1.4) | 1 (0.8) |
Rondônia | 2 (0.7) | 2 (0.7) | 2 (1.3) | 1 (0.4) | – | – |
Roraima | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.4) | – | 1 (0.4) | – | – |
Tocantins | 2 (0.7) | 2 (0.7) | 1 (0.6) | 2 (0.7) | – | – |
Northeast | 57 (19.1) | 52 (19.1) | 27 (17.3) | 50 (18.6) | 14 (19.4) | 20 (16.3) |
Alagoas | 5 (1.7) | 4 (1.5) | 3 (1.9) | 5 (1.9) | 2 (2.8) | 2 (1.6) |
Bahia | 14 (4.7) | 13 (4.8) | 8 (5.1) | 13 (4.8) | 2 (2.8) | 4 (3.3) |
Ceará | 9 (3.0) | 8 (2.9) | 4 (2.6) | 9 (3.3) | 2 (2.8) | 5 (4.1) |
Maranhão | 3 (1.0) | 3 (1.1) | 2 (1.3) | 3 (1.1) | – | 2 (1.6) |
Paraíba | 4 (1.3) | 4 (1.5) | 2 (1.3) | 4 (1.5) | 2 (2.8) | 1 (0.8) |
Pernambuco | 10 (3.3) | 9 (3.3) | 3 (1.9) | 8 (3.0) | 2 (2.8) | 3 (2.4) |
Piauí | 3 (1.0) | 3 (1.1) | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.4) | 1 (1.4) | 1 (0.8) |
Rio Grande do Norte | 7 (2.3) | 6 (2.2) | 2 (1.3) | 5 (1.9) | 2 (2.8) | 1 (0.8) |
Sergipe | 2 (0.7) | 2 (0.7) | 2 (1.3) | 2 (0.7) | 1 (1.4) | 1 (0.8) |
Southeast | 141 (47.2) | 126 (46.3) | 75 (48.1) | 127 (47.2) | 36 (50.0) | 63 (51.2) |
Espírito Santo | 7 (2.3) | 7 (2.6) | 2 (1.3) | 6 (2.2) | 1 (1.4) | 5 (4.1) |
Minas Gerais | 33 (11.0) | 33 (12.1) | 25 (16.0) | 31 (11.5) | 3 (4.2) | 17 (13.8) |
Rio de Janeiro | 27 (9.0) | 22 (8.1) | 11 (7.1) | 18 (6.7) | 6 (8.3) | 8 (6.5) |
São Paulo | 74 (24.7) | 64 (23.5) | 37 (23.7) | 72 (26.8) | 26 (36.1) | 33 (26.8) |
South | 67 (22.4) | 64 (23.5) | 35 (22.4) | 62 (23.0) | 15 (20.8) | 32 (26.0) |
Paraná | 24 (8.0) | 23 (8.5) | 11 (7.1) | 22 (8.2) | 6 (8.3) | 11 (8.9) |
Rio Grande do Sul | 28 (9.4) | 28 (10.3) | 17 (10.9) | 26 (9.7) | 7 (9.7) | 16 (13.0) |
Santa Catarina | 15 (5.0) | 13 (4.8) | 7 (4.5) | 14 (5.2) | 2 (2.8) | 5 (4.1) |
Centre-West | 22 (7.4) | 20 (7.4) | 11 (7.1) | 20 (7.4) | 5 (7.0) | 6 (4.9) |
Federal District | 5 (1.7) | 4 (1.5) | 2 (1.3) | 4 (1.5) | 1 (1.4) | 1 (0.8) |
Goiás | 5 (1.7) | 5 (1.8) | 3 (1.9) | 5 (1.9) | 1 (1.4) | 2 (1.6) |
Mato Grosso | 5 (1.7) | 5 (1.8) | 2 (1.3) | 5 (1.9) | 2 (2.8) | 2 (1.6) |
Mato Grosso do Sul | 7 (2.3) | 6 (2.2) | 4 (2.6) | 6 (2.2) | 1 (1.4) | 1 (0.8) |
Brazil | 299 (100) | 272 (100) | 156 (100) | 269 (100) | 72 (100) | 123 (100) |