Cancer in Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people of Australia

Between 2011 and 2015, there was an average of 551 cancer-related deaths each year for Indigenous Australians

In 2007–2014, Indigenous Australians diagnosed with cancer had a 50% relative chance of surviving five years

In 2007–2014, Indigenous Australians had lower five-year relative survival compared with non-Indigenous Australians

Between 2009 and 2013, an average of 1,279 new cancer cases were diagnosed each year in Indigenous Australians