Prostate cancer statistics at a glance

Year: 2012	Males
Cases	26,500
Incidence rate (per 100,000)*	121
Incidence rank	1st
Deaths	4,000
Death rate (per 100,000)*	21
Death rank	3rd
5-year relative survival (2004-2006)	96%

*age-standardized to the 1991 Canadian Standard Population

Prostate cancer – deaths

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among Canadian men (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer). In 2012:

An estimated 26,500 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer and 4,000 will die of it.
On average, 73 Canadian men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer every day.
On average, 11 Canadian men will die of prostate cancer every day.

Probability of developing or dying from prostate cancer

One in 7 men will develop prostate cancer during his lifetime and one in 28 will die of it.

Trends in prostate cancer

There has been an overall upward trend in the incidence rate of prostate cancer since 1980, which is likely due to increased early detection. The death rates rose much more slowly during the same period and started to decline in the mid 1990s.

Learn about the 4 most common cancer types

Detailed cancer statistics by province/teritorry

Last modified on: 08 May 2012