Cancer mortality
Cancer mortality is the number of deaths attributed to cancer in a given time period, usually one calendar year. Similar to cancer incidence, cancer mortality is also commonly presented either as a direct count or a rate (per 100,000 people) in a given population. The mortality of cancer can vary by age, sex, geography, treatment path and other factors.
Overview
Overview
Indicators
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Number of cancer deaths
80,973
Deaths
Reference period: 2020
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Age-standardized mortality rate
182.6
Deaths per 100,000 people
Reference period: 2020
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Age-specific mortality rate
213.1
Deaths per 100,000 people
Reference period: 2020
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Annual percent change of the latest trend
-2.2
%
Reference period: 2020
Visual interactive dashboard
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Data sources
The data used to create this interactive web application is from the following listed data tables:
- Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0392-01 Deaths and age-specific mortality rates, by selected grouped causes
- Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0800-01 Deaths and mortality rate (age standardization using 2011 population), by selected grouped causes
- Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0839-01 Cancer mortality trends, by sex and cancer type
Datasets
Datasets
- Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0142-01 Deaths, by cause, Chapter II: Neoplasms (C00 to D48)
- Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0392-01 Deaths and age-specific mortality rates, by selected grouped causes
- Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0800-01 Deaths and mortality rate (age standardization using 2011 population), by selected grouped causes
- Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0839-01 Cancer mortality trends, by sex and cancer type
Publications
Publications
2022
2021
- Do cancer incidence and mortality rates differ among ethnicities in Canada?
- Association of frailty and pre-frailty with increased risk of mortality among older Canadians
- Cancer in First Nations people in Ontario, Canada: Incidence and mortality, 1991 to 2010
2020
- COVID-19 death comorbidities in Canada
- Changing trends in thyroid cancer incidence in Canada: A histologic examination, 1992 to 2016
2019
2017
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
- 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
2011
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