Cervical and prostate cancers continue to be the leading causes of death among cancer patients in Zimbabwe according to the delayed 2019 report released by the Zimbabwe National Cancer Registry. Cervical cancer remains the most widespread cause of cancer death in women in the country, accounting for 12 percent of all cancer deaths recorded in Zimbabwe. Prostate cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer in men, with a 11 percent share of deaths. A total of 2 416 cancer deaths comprising 1 136 (47 percent) males and 1 280 (53 percent) females were recorded in Harare, Chitungwiza and Bulawayo in 2019.
The Herald