Cancer incidence
Cancer incidence is the number of new cancer cases diagnosed in a given time period, usually one calendar year. It is typically presented either as a direct count or a rate (per 100,000 people) in a given population. The incidence of cancer can vary by age, sex, geography, stage at diagnosis and other factors.
Overview
Overview
Indicators
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Number of new cancer cases
157,245
Cases
Reference period: 2018
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Age-standardized incidence rate
508.1
Cases per 100,000 people
Reference period: 2018
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Average age at diagnosis
66.9
Years of age
Reference period: 2018
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Age-specific incidence rate
548.6
Cases per 100,000 people
Reference period: 2018
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Annual percent change of the latest trend
-0.6
%
Reference period: 2019
Visual interactive dashboard
Data sources
The data used to create this interactive web application is from the following listed data tables:
- Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0111-01 Number and rates of new cases of primary cancer, by cancer type, age group and sex
- Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0747-01 Number of new cases and age-standardized rates of primary cancer, by cancer type and sex
- Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0762-01 Number of new cases and age-standardized rates of primary cancer, by stage at diagnosis, selected cancer type and sex
- Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0840-01 Cancer incidence trends, by sex and cancer type
Datasets
Datasets
- Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0111-01 Number and rates of new cases of primary cancer, by cancer type, age group and sex
- Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0747-01 Number of new cases and age-standardized rates of primary cancer, by cancer type and sex
- Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0761-01 Number and rates of new primary cancer cases, by stage at diagnosis, selected cancer type, age group and sex
- Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0762-01 Number of new cases and age-standardized rates of primary cancer, by stage at diagnosis, selected cancer type and sex
- Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0109-01 Cancer incidence, by selected sites of cancer and sex, three-year average, Canada, provinces, territories and health regions (2015 boundaries)
- Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0112-01 Cancer incidence, by selected sites of cancer and sex, three-year average, census metropolitan areas
- Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0840-01 Cancer incidence trends, by sex and cancer type
Publications
Publications
2022
2021
- Do cancer incidence and mortality rates differ among ethnicities in Canada?
- Cancer in First Nations people in Ontario, Canada: Incidence and mortality, 1991 to 2010
2020
2019
2018
- Cancer in Canada: Stage at diagnosis
- Cancer by stage: Breast and prostate
- Sociodemographic characteristics associated with thyroid cancer risk in Canada
2017
- Age-specific patterns in the incidence of, and survival from, pancreatic cancer in Canada
- The risk of melanoma associated with ambient summer ultraviolet radiation
2016
- Updating the standard population and its effect on cancer incidence and mortality rates 1992 to 2012
- Prostate cancer trends in Canada 1995 to 2012
- Cancer incidence in Canada, 2013
- The health of girls and women in Canada
2015
- Childhood cancer incidence and mortality in Canada 1992 to 2010
- Trends in the incidence and mortality of female reproductive system cancers 2010
- Social determinants of lung cancer incidence in Canada: A 13-year prospective study
- Colorectal cancer incidence in the Aboriginal population of Ontario, 1998 to 2009
2011
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