Radiotherapy Availability in Africa and Latin America: Two models of Low/ middle income countries

Significant correlations were demonstrated between population/MVM and each of gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, percentage of current health expenditure from GDP, life expectancy and cancer mortality incidence ratio (MIR). These findings indicate the detrimental impact of low radiotherapy coverage on life expectancy and cancer mortality in LMIC. On the other hand, no detected significant correlations were demonstrated between population/MVM and either capital expenditure, current health expenditure or current health expenditure per capita. It is noteworthy that in Latin America, a significant negative correlation was noted between population/MVM and GDP per capita as opposed to Africa.

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