Prostate cancer statistics

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Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among Canadian men (excluding non-melanoma skin cancers). It is the 3rd leading cause of death from cancer in men in Canada.

To provide the most current cancer statistics, statistical methods are used to estimate the number of new cancer cases and deaths until actual data become available.

Incidence and mortality

Incidence is the total number of new cases of cancer. Mortality is the number of deaths due to cancer.

Cancer statistics are currently collected, analyzed and reported based on the sex assigned at birth, with male/men and female/women categories. We need to address gaps in how statistics are collected to better understand cancer in transgender, non-binary and gender-diverse people.

It is estimated that in 2024:

  • 27,900 Canadian men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer. This represents 22% of all new cancer cases in men in 2024.
  • 5,000 Canadian men will die from prostate cancer. This represents 11% of all cancer deaths in men in 2024.
  • On average, 76 Canadian men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer every day.
  • On average, 14 Canadian men will die from prostate cancer every day.

Estimated Canadian prostate cancer statistics (2024)

Category

Men

New cases

27,900

Deaths

5,000

5-year net survival (estimates for 2015 to 2017)

91%

Diagram of the percentage of estimated new prostate cancer cases in men in 2024
Diagram of the percentage of estimated new prostate cancer cases in men in 2024
Diagram of the percentage of estimated prostate cancer deaths in men in 2024
Diagram of the percentage of estimated prostate cancer deaths in men in 2024

Chances (probability) of developing or dying from prostate cancer

It is estimated that about 1 in 8 Canadian men will develop prostate cancer during their lifetime and 1 in 30 will die from it.

For more information about cancer statistics, go to Canadian Cancer Statistics.

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