Cancer in Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people of Australia

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

In 2011–2015, Indigenous Australians were 1.4 times as likely to die from cancer as non-Indigenous Australians