Table 3 The five most common HPV types among Congolese women with invasive cervical cancer in Southwestern Congo compared to the World, African regions, Europa and North America

1^st

HPV16 (52.5%)

HPV16 (56.7%)

HPV16 (58.5%)

HPV16 (52.1%)

HPV16 (40.5%)

HPV16 (58.8%)

HPV16 (54.6%)

2^nd

HPV33 (28.8%)

HPV18 (15.9%)

NPV18 (19.9%)

HPV18 (10.7%)

HPV45 (13.7%)

HPV18 (16.3%)

HPV18 (17.1%)

3^nd

HPV18 (11.8%)

HPV33 (4.6%)

HPV45 (8.0%)

HPV33 (9.1%)

HPV18 (10.9%)

HPV33 (4.4%)

HPV31 (5.3%)

4^th

HPV31 (5.0%)

HPV45 (4.5%)

HPV31 (2.5%)

HPV31 (4.3%)

HPV58 (3.9%)

HPV45 (4.1%)

HPV45 (4.7%)

5^th

HPV35 (1.7%)

HPV58 (4.4%)

HPV33 (2.4%)

HPV45 (3.3%)

HPV33 (3.2%)

HPV31 (4.1%)

HPV33 (3.6%)