According to the study of mortality by cancer in Colombia for 2001, the departments with highest mortality rates due to GC were Cauca 18 deaths/100,000 inhabitants, Boyacá and Tolima 16 deaths/100,000 inhabitants each, Huíla 15.8 deaths/100,000 inhabitants, Cundinamarca, Caldas and Valle del Cauca 13 deaths/100,000 inhabitants each, Bogota, Nariño and Santander 11 deaths/100,000 inhabitants and Antioquia 10 deaths/100,000 inhabitants 4.
Según el estudio por mortalidad por cáncer en Colombia para 2001, las departamentos con mayores tasas específicas por mortalidad por 100.000 habitantes por CG fueron: Cauca 18, Boyacá y Tolima con 16, Huila 15,8, Cundinamarca, Caldas y Valle del Cauca 13, Bogotá, Nariño y Santander 11 y Antioquia con 10 4.