All primary cancers
Cancer is a type of disease characterized by the abnormal development of cells that grows uncontrollably and spread to other parts of the body. A primary tumour refers to the first tumour that developed in one specific region of the body and is likely to spread to other organs. The number of primary cancer cases diagnosed in Canada has been increasing every year. As one of the leading causes of death, cancer is always of concern to both the health of Canadians and the Canadian healthcare system.
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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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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Prevalence proportion, five-year duration
1,767.8
Cases per 100,000 people
Reference period: 2018
Visual interactive dashboard
Data sources
The data used to create this interactive web application is from the following listed data tables:
- Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0747-01 Number of new cases and age-standardized rates of primary cancer, by cancer type and sex
- Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0751-01 Number of prevalent cases and prevalence proportions of primary cancer, by prevalence duration, cancer type, attained age group and sex
- Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0800-01 Deaths and mortality rate (age standardization using 2011 population), by selected grouped causes
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 13-10-0109-01 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
- Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0839-01 Cancer mortality trends, by sex and cancer type
- 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 13-10-0142-01 Deaths, by cause, Chapter II: Neoplasms (C00 to D48)
- Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0751-01 Number of prevalent cases and prevalence proportions of primary cancer, by prevalence duration, cancer type, attained age group and sex
Publications
Publications
2022
- Measuring progress in cancer survival across Canadian provinces: Extending the cancer survival index to further evaluate cancer control efforts
- Short-term cancer prevalence in Canada, 2018
- Cancer incidence and mortality trends, 1984 to 2020
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
- The cancer survival index: Measuring progress in cancer survival to help evaluate cancer control efforts in Canada
- Trends in paediatric cancer survival in Canada, 1992 to 2017
- Cancer in First Nations people in Ontario, Canada: Incidence and mortality, 1991 to 2010
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
- Updating the standard population and its effect on cancer incidence and mortality rates 1992 to 2012
- Cancer incidence in Canada, 2013
- The health of girls and women in Canada
- Differences in cancer survival in Canada by sex
2015
2014
- Estimating relative survival for cancer: An analysis of bias introduced by outdated life tables
- Adjusting relative survival estimates for cancer mortality in the general population
2012
2011
- Canadian Forces Cancer and Mortality Study: Causes of Death
- Conditional survival analysis across cancer sites
2010
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