Past editions of Canadian Cancer Statistics

The development of Canadian Cancer Statistics is supported by charitable funds collected by the Canadian Cancer Society and by in-kind support from the Public Health Agency of Canada and Statistics Canada.

All past editions of the publication (1987–2019) are available below:

2019-2010 reports

2019 Canadian Cancer Statistics

Media release 2019

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
Erratum

2018 Special report on cancer incidence by stage

2018 Media release 
2018 Backgrounder  - A 2018 special report
2018 Backgrounder - colorectal

Infographics in Introduction
Figures 1-11 - Incidence by stage at diagnosis

Source data for figures (Excel file)
Supplementary data (Tables S1-S5)

CANSIM tutorial

2017 Canadian Cancer Statistics, special topic: Pancreatic cancer

2017 Media release
2017 Fact sheet

2016 Canadian Cancer Statistics, special topic: HPV associated cancers

2016 Media release 
2016 Backgrounder 1 - HPV associated cancers
2016 Backgrounder 2 - Fast facts

2015 Canadian Cancer Statistics, special topic: Future burden of cancer in Canada

2015 Media release 
2015 Backgrounder 1 - Predictions of the future burden of cancer in Canada
2015 Backgrounder 2 - Cancer in Canada: Fast facts

2014 Canadian Cancer Statistics, special topic: Skin cancers

2014 Media release 
2014 Backgrounder 1 - Canadian Cancer Statistics 2014 - Fast facts
2014 Backgrounder 2 - Canadian Cancer Statistics 2014
2014 Backgrounder 3 - UV radiation

2013 Canadian Cancer Statistics, special topic: Liver cancer

2013 Media release
2013 Backgrounder 1 - Highlights of 2013 liver cancer statistics
2013 Backgrounder 2  - Canadian Cancer Statistics 2013

2012 Canadian Cancer Statistics

2012 Media release
2012 Backgrounder - Canadian Cancer Statistics 2012

2011 Canadian Cancer Statistics, special topic: Colorectal cancer 

2011 Media release 
2011 Backgrounder - Highlights of 2011 colorectal cancer statistics
2011 Backgrounder - Canadian Cancer Society fights colorectal cancer
2011 Backgrounder - Canadian Cancer Statistics 2011

2010 Canadian Cancer Statistics, special topic: End-of-life care

2010 Media release 

2009-2000 reports

2009 Canadian Cancer Statistics, special topic: Cancer in adolescents and young adults

2008 Canadian Cancer Statistics, special topic: Childhood cancer

2007 Canadian Cancer Statistics, special topic: Breast cancer

2006 Canadian Cancer Statistics, special topic: Progress in cancer control – screening 

2005 Canadian Cancer Statistics, special topic: Progress in cancer prevention – modifiable risk factors 

2004 Canadian Cancer Statistics, special topics: International variation in cancer incidence (1993–1997) and economic burden of cancer in Canada (1998)

2003 Canadian Cancer Statistics, special topic: Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 

2002 Canadian Cancer Statistics, special topic: Cancer in young adults and 5-year relative survival (1992) 

2001 Canadian Cancer Statistics, special topic: Colorectal cancer

2000 Canadian Cancer Statistics, special topic: Progress in cancer control 

1999-1990 reports

1999 Canadian Cancer Statistics, special topics: Factors contributing to the population burden of cancer incidence and mortality, and a new national surveillance system for Canada 

1998 Canadian Cancer Statistics, special topic: International comparisons in cancer

1997 Canadian Cancer Statistics, special topic: 10 years of Canadian Cancer Statistics

1996 Canadian Cancer Statistics, special topics: prostate cancer, direct costs of cancer in Canada (1993) and evaluation of cancer estimates (1987–1991)

1995 Canadian Cancer Statistics, special topics: Cancer prevalence and colorectal cancer 

1994 Canadian Cancer Statistics

1993 Canadian Cancer Statistics, special topic: Female breast cancer

1992 Canadian Cancer Statistics

1991 Canadian Cancer Statistics, special topics: Smoking and lung cancer, and cancer in Inuits and Indians 

1990 Canadian Cancer Statistics, special topics: Female breast and genital cancers, Hodgkin’s disease and testicular cancer, cancer mortality by income, economic cost of illness in Canada and cancer control

1989-1987 reports

1989 Canadian Cancer Statistics, special topic: cancer incidence and mortality – international comparison 

1988 Canadian Cancer Statistics, special topics: Tobacco consumption from smoking and mortality from lung cancer, and cancer mortality – international comparison

1987 Canadian Cancer Statistics

Provincial and territorial cancer registries contribute annually to Canadian Cancer Statistics by collecting clinical and demographic data on newly diagnosed cancer cases. These are reported annually to Statistics Canada and added to the Canadian Cancer Registry (CCR). Demographic and cause of death information is reported to Canadian Vital Statistics Death Database (CVS:D). 

For additional information about cancer incidence, mortality and other statistics for the most common types of cancer by age, sex and year within your province or territory, contact your local cancer registry.

Data files and PowerPoint figures for selected publications are available upon request by writing to stats@cancer.ca.