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Cancer registration in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

 

Country Registry name  Population covered Status
Afghanistan Not established yet
Bahrain Bahrain cancer registry  National: 742 562 Last data produced in 2006
Uses CANREG4
Egypt Tanta population based registry Sub-National: Gharbiah district Last data published 2007
Uses CANREG4
Iran, Islamic Republic of National cancer registry of Iran National: 
66.7 million		 Last data published 2007
Uses (PARS)
Iraq Iraqi cancer registry Sub-National (Duhok, Erbil and Sulaimaniya provinces excluded):
23.5 million		 Last data published 2006
Uses CANREG3
Jordan Jordan cancer registry National: 
5.6 million		 Last data published 1996 
Uses CANREG4
Kuwait Kuwait cancer registry Kuwaitis and non-Kuwaitis:
2.48 million 		 Last data published 2007
Uses CANREG4
Lebanon Lebanese cancer registry National:  4.5 million Last data published 2004
Uses Epidata+ SPSS
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Lybian cancer registry- African Cancer Oncology Centre Sub-National Last data published 2007
Uses CANREG
Morocco Registre du grand Casablanca Grand Casablanca district (4 million) Last data published 2004
Uses an Italian software
Registre du Rabat la population de Rabatest de 628000 habitants  last puplished english_2005
Uses EPI-INFO+ SPSS
Oman National Caner Registry National Last data published 2007
Uses CANREG4
Pakistan National Cancer Registry  Sub-National Last dated 2008
Uses CANREG4
Palestine Sub- National cancer registry in plan
Qatar Qatar cancer registry National Last data published 2005
Uses CANREG4
Saudi Arabia National cancer registry National Last data published 2005
Uses CANREG4
Somalia Not established yet
Sudan National cancer registry in plan
Syrian Arab Republic Syrian cancer registry National:            18.2 million Last published data 2006
Uses SPSS
Tunisia Register of North Tunisia North Tunisia (10 governorates): 4.4 million Last data published 1995-98
Uses CANREG
  Register of South Tunisia South Tunisia 
(7 governorates): 2.2 million		 Uses  locally made software
United Arab Emirates 2 central cancer registry Sub-National Last data published 2003
Uses IMAPC software
Yemen Aden cancer registry Sub-National 2004                            Not published
Uses CANREG4
GCCR:            Oman, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar Gulf Cancer Centre for Cancer Registration Regional: 
All GCC countries: 19.5 million		 Last data published 1998-2005
Uses CANREG4

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