Although cervical cancer is preventable, it is a different story for Women in Nepal. Poor access to screening and treatment causes death of many women with cervical cancer in Nepal, especially in regions with poor health facilities.
Cervical cancer is the most common
cancer among women in Nepal, with 2,942 new cases (21.5 per 100,000 women) and 1,928 deaths (14.3 per 100,000 women) in the year 2018 alone. According to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and WHO, in 2020, an estimated 341,800 women died from cervical cancer globally. Most of these deaths occurred in low- and lower-middle-income countries like Nepal.
