Males
| Cancer (ICD-10 code) |
New cases
number |
New cases
per cent |
New cases
rate (b) |
New cases
risk (c) |
Deaths
number |
Deaths
per cent |
Death
rate (b) |
Deaths
PYLL (d) |
| Prostate (C61) |
17,444 |
29.5 |
170.0 |
1 in 5 |
2,826 |
13.4 |
30.9 |
20,058 |
| Colorectal (C18–C20) |
7,432 |
12.6 |
74.1 |
1 in 10 |
2,026 |
9.6 |
20.7 |
28,655 |
| Melanoma of skin (C43) |
6,051 |
10.2 |
59.6 |
1 in 14 |
760 |
3.6 |
7.8 |
12,340 |
| Lung, bronchus & trachea (C33–C34) |
6,030 |
10.2 |
60.6 |
1 in 12 |
4,473 |
21.1 |
45.4 |
59,610 |
| All lymphomas (C81–C85, C96) |
2,518 |
4.3 |
24.7 |
1 in 33 |
795 |
3.8 |
8.2 |
11,038 |
| Bladder (C67) |
1,764 |
3.0 |
18.1 |
1 in 38 |
588 |
2.8 |
6.3 |
23,385 |
| Unknown primary site (C26, C39, C76, C80) |
1,642 |
2.8 |
16.9 |
1 in 45 |
1,891 |
8.9 |
19.8 |
22,235 |
| Kidney (C64) |
1,625 |
2.8 |
15.9 |
1 in 51 |
519 |
2.5 |
5.3 |
7,630 |
| All leukaemias (C91–C95) |
1,513 |
2.6 |
15.2 |
1 in 51 |
803 |
3.8 |
8.3 |
11,763 |
| Stomach (C16) |
1,277 |
2.2 |
12.9 |
1 in 55 |
644 |
3.0 |
6.6 |
8,345 |
| All cancers (C00–C96 (a), D45–D47 (e)) |
59,058 |
100.0 |
584.6 |
1 in 2 |
21,165 |
100.0 |
218.9 |
274,375 |
Females
| Cancer (ICD-10 code) |
New cases
(number) |
New cases
(per cent) |
New cases
(rate) (b) |
New cases
risk (c) |
Deaths
(number) |
Deaths
(per cent) |
Deaths
(rate) (b) |
Deaths
PYLL (d) |
| Breast (C50) |
12,614 |
27.7 |
112.4 |
1 in 9 |
2,505 |
15.3 |
21.2 |
44,035 |
| Colorectal (C18–C20) |
6,159 |
13.5 |
52.1 |
1 in 14 |
1,589 |
9.7 |
12.9 |
17,608 |
| Melanoma of skin (C43) |
4,275 |
9.4 |
38.2 |
1 in 24 |
434 |
2.6 |
3.7 |
7,483 |
| Lung, bronchus & trachea (C33–C34) |
3,533 |
7.8 |
30.3 |
1 in 24 |
2,581 |
15.7 |
21.8 |
36,350 |
| All lymphomas (C81–C85, C96) |
1,961 |
4.3 |
17.2 |
1 in 48 |
648 |
4.0 |
5.2 |
6,768 |
| Uterus, body (C54) |
1,772 |
3.9 |
15.6 |
1 in 52 |
182 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
2,285 |
| Unknown primary site (C26, C39, C76, C80) |
1,592 |
3.5 |
12.6 |
1 in 61 |
1,836 |
11.2 |
14.5 |
17,620 |
| Thyroid (C73) |
1,270 |
2.8 |
11.8 |
1 in 94 |
60 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
658 |
| Ovary (C56) |
1,226 |
2.7 |
10.7 |
1 in 77 |
765 |
4.7 |
6.4 |
11,293 |
| All leukaemias (C91–C95) |
1,111 |
2.4 |
9.7 |
1 in 87 |
588 |
3.6 |
4.8 |
7,913 |
| All cancers (C00–C96 (a), D45–D47 (e)) |
45,534 |
100.0 |
396.3 |
1 in 3 |
16,397 |
100.0 |
135.0 |
217,533 |
- Non-melanoma skin cancers (ICD-10 code C44), known to be the most common cancer type, are excluded from this list as basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma—the two most common types of non-melanoma skin cancer—are not notifiable cancers. However, C44 is included in the total in the mortality column.
- Rates are age-standardised to the Australian population at 30 June 2001 and expressed per 100,000 population.
- Risk in 2006 of being diagnosed with a particular cancer before reaching age 85 years.
- Potential years of life lost between the ages of 0 and 84 years.
- Only includes ICD-10 codes D47.1 and D47.3.
Sources
AIHW National Cancer Statistics Clearing House.
AIHW National Mortality Database.