INTRODUCTION

: Cáncer is an important cause of mortality around the world; the Central Región (CR) of Argentina concentrates the highest rates in the country. The objective was to describe cancer mortality rates in the CR and their behavior o ver a long period of time.

METHODS

: A descriptive study was conducted. Mortality rates for malignant neoplasms were calculated by gender and adjusted by age for each five-year period, expressed per 100,000 population during 1992-2016. The Estimated Annual Percent Change was applied for trends. Spatial distribution was expressed by quintiles of joint distribution of periods.

RESULTS

: Both provincial and departmental rates were above the national rates for the same five-year periods (men from Entre Ríos province in 1992-1996 showed the highest rate, while women from Córdoba province in 2007-2011 showed the lowest one). Provincial rates showed a downward trend for both men and women. Departmental rates showed prevailing decreasing trends.

DISCUSSION

: High mortality rates in the CR had already been observed in the 1980s and still persist. Considerable differences in mortality between provinces, departments, and males and females were found. Findings were summarized through graphics, which showed a movement in the concentration of region mortality, located on the northern border of Entre Ríos and Santa Fe by the end of the period.

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