Canadian Cancer Statistics publication

Material in this publication may be reproduced with the following suggested reference:
Canadian Cancer Statistics Advisory Committee. Canadian Cancer Statistics 2019. Toronto, ON: Canadian Cancer Society; 2019. Available at: cancer.ca/Canadian-Cancer-Statistics-2019-EN (accessed [date]).

• 2019 resources

  Figures in PowerPoint

  Executive summary
  Incidence
  Mortality
  Survival
  Cancer in context

  Source data for figures (Excel file)
  Supplementary data (Excel file)

  Province-specific statistics
  Cancer-specific statistics

  Tutorial on accessing Statistics Canada’s online cancer data

• National cancer statistics at a glance 
  It is estimated that:

  • 220,400 new cancer diagnoses and 82,100 deaths will occur in Canada in 2019.
  • Lung, colorectal, breast, and prostate cancer will account for about half of all cancer diagnoses and deaths in 2019.
  • About 1 in 2 Canadians will develop cancer in their lifetimes and 1 in 4 will die of the disease.
  • 63% of Canadians diagnosed with cancer will survive at least 5 years after their diagnosis.

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• British Columbia cancer statistics at a glance 

  Overview of new cases and deaths

  An estimated 220,400 new cases of cancer and 82,100 deaths from cancer will occur in Canada in 2019.
  Lung, breast, colorectal, and prostate cancer account for the top 4 newly diagnosed cancers. 
  In 2019, an estimated 10,900 people will die of cancer in British Columbia, and 26,800 new cases will be diagnosed.

  Cancer statistics for men in British Columbia

  For men in British Columbia, prostate cancer is the most frequently diagnosed type of cancer.

  In 2019:

  • An estimated 3,100 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer.
  • An estimated 2,000 men will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer.
  • An estimated 1,550 men will be diagnosed with lung cancer.

  For men in British Columbia, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death.

  In 2019:

  • An estimated 1,250 men will die of lung cancer.
  • An estimated 720 men will die of colorectal cancer.
  • An estimated 600 men will die of prostate cancer.

  Cancer statistics for women in British Columbia

  For women in British Columbia, breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed type of cancer.

  In 2019:

  • An estimated 3,500 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer.
  • An estimated 1,700 women will be diagnosed with lung cancer.
  • An estimated 1,600 women will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer.

  For women in British Columbia, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death.

  In 2019:

  • An estimated 1,250 women will die of lung cancer.
  • An estimated 650 women will die of breast cancer.
  • An estimated 650 women will die of colorectal cancer.

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  The above figures are taken from Canadian Cancer Statistics 2019. These statistics are prepared through a partnership of the Canadian Cancer Society, the Public Health Agency of Canada and Statistics Canada, in collaboration with the provincial and territorial cancer registries.