Breast cancer is diagnosed in women in high-income countries more than twice as frequently as it is diagnosed in women in low- and middle-income countries. Although the incidence rates are much higher in high-income countries, the mortality rates are almost the same in both types of countries.
Improving access to timely diagnosis and treatment could improve outcomes and save lives in low- and middle-income countries, where most new cases of breast cancer and most deaths from breast cancer occur.
This infographic highlights the inequalities faced by women with breast cancer in low- and middle-income countries.
Learn more about the global burden of breast cancer.
Read the fact sheet on breast cancer
