Cancer in Australia 1996: incidence and mortality data for 1996 and selected data for 1997 and 1998
Cancer in Australia 1996 presents comprehensive national data on cancer incidence and mortality. The report provides 1996 and selected 1997 and 1998 data for cancers by site, age and sex, and summary data for each State and Territory. Incidence and mortality trends since the early 1980s, age patterns for selected cancers and international comparisons are features of this report. The information in this report is supported by more detailed information for all cancer sites on the Institute's Internet web site.
ISSN 1039 3307; ISBN 978 1 74024 024 6; Cat. no. CAN 7; 97pp.; OUT OF PRINT
Full publication
Publication table of contents
- Preliminary material (75K PDF)
- Title page and verso
- Contents
- List of tables
- List of figures
- Preface
- Contributors
- Executive summary
- Sections
- Introduction (77K PDF)
- What is cancer?
- Cancer surveillance in Australia
- The National Cancer Statistics Clearing House
- Structure of this report
- Cancer in Australia
- General (194K PDF)
- Most common cancers
- Age and sex differences
- Alcohol- and smoking-related cancers (76K PDF)
- Cancer rates in States and Territories 1992 - 1996
- International comparisons (113K PDF)
- National trends in cancer incidence and mortality (346K PDF)
- Incidence and mortality tables (72K PDF)
- Guide to interpreting incidence and mortality tables
- Summary tables 1996 (18K PDF)
- Tables for selected cancers 1996 (99K PDF)
- End matter (224K PDF)
- Appendixes
- Appendix A: International Classification of Diseases - Ninth Revision - cancer site - codes and combinations
- Appendix B: Methods
- Appendix C: Population data
- Appendix D: Cancer registration in Australia
- Appendix E: Cancer Registries contact list
- Glossary
- References
- Related publications
Appendixes
This section provides a comprehensive set of Excel tables for 1996 for all cancer sites. These tables contain age-specific, crude, and age-standardised incidence and mortality rates for males, females and persons for each cancer site. The ICD 140-173 file also contains the total of all cancers whereas the ICD 174-208 file also includes the smoking and alcohol related cancer data.
Recommended citation
AIHW 1999. Cancer in Australia 1996: incidence and mortality data for 1996 and selected data for 1997 and 1998. Cancer Series no. 12. Cat. no. CAN 7. Canberra: AIHW.