Cancer data in Australia

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Last updated: 13 Nov 2020

Author: AIHW

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2020. Cancer data in Australia. Cat. no. CAN 122. Canberra: AIHW. Viewed 16 January 2021, https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/cancer/cancer-data-in-australia

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2020). Cancer data in Australia. Retrieved from https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/cancer/cancer-data-in-australia

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Cancer data in Australia. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 13 November 2020, https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/cancer/cancer-data-in-australia

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Cancer data in Australia [Internet]. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2020 [cited 2021 Jan. 16]. Available from: https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/cancer/cancer-data-in-australia

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2020, Cancer data in Australia, viewed 16 January 2021, https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/cancer/cancer-data-in-australia

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In 2020, it is estimated there will be just under 150,000 new cases of cancer diagnosed and just under 50,000 deaths from cancer. This report presents cancer incidence, mortality, survival, risk and prevalence statistics using data from 1982 to 2016 (2018 for mortality) and projections up to 2020 for cancer incidence and mortality.

Cat. no: CAN 122

Findings from this report:

In 2020, breast cancer is estimated to be the most commonly diagnosed cancer, followed by prostate cancer
48,000 deaths from cancer are estimated for 2020
5-year relative survival was 69% for all cancers combined in 2012–2016
In 2020, lung cancer is estimated to be the leading cause of cancer related death, followed by colorectal cancer

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The cancer rankings data visualisation provides the top 20 cancers diagnosed and the leading 20 cancers causing death between 1982 and 2020. The rankings are available by sex and age group (including all ages) and can be presented as counts or rates.

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