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.

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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

• 2016–2018 Canadian Cancer Statistics

  2018 Special report on cancer incidence by stage
  Infographics in Introduction
  Figures 1-11 - Incidence by stage at diagnosis

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

  CANSIM tutorial

  Medial release 2018

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  2017 Statistics
  Incidence
  Mortality
  Survival
  Prevalence
  Special topic: Pancreatic cancer
  
  

  Figures in PowerPoint

  Introductory figures A–E
  Figures 1.1–1.10 – incidence
  Figures 2.1–2.10 – mortality
  Figures 3.1–4.2 – survival and prevalence
  Figures 6.1–6.7 – pancreatic cancer

  Source data for figures (Excel file)

  CANSIM tutorial

  Media release 2017

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  2016 Statistics
  Incidence
  Mortality
  Survival
  Prevalence
  Special topic: HPV associated cancers
  
  Introductory figures A–E
  Figures 1.1–2.3 – incidence
  Figures 3.1–4.3 – mortality
  Figures 5.1–6.2 – survival and prevalence
  Figures 7.1–7.7– HPV-associated cancers
  
  Source data for figures (Excel file)
  
  Media release 2016

• 2011–2015 Canadian Cancer Statistics

  2015 Statistics
  Incidence
  Mortality
  Survival
  Prevalence
  Special topic: future burden of cancer in Canada

  Figures in PowerPoint
  Introductory figures A–D
  Figures 1.1–2.4 – incidence
  Figures 3.1–4.4 – mortality
  Figures 5.1–6.2 – survival and prevalence
  Figures 7.1–7.11 – future burden of cancer in Canada

  Selected data files in Excel

  Additional sections - not included in the publication.
  Table W1 - Potential years of life lost due to cancer, Canada, 2010

  Media release 2015

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  2014 Statistics
  Incidence
  Mortality
  Survival
  Prevalence
  Special topic: skin cancers
  
  Figures in PowerPoint
  Introductory figures A–D
  Figures 1.1–2.4 – incidence
  Figures 3.1–4.4 – mortality
  Figures 5.1–6.2 – survival and prevalence
  Figures 7.2–7.7 – skin cancers
  
  Additional sections – not included in the publication.
  Table W1 Potential years of life lost due to cancer, Canada, 2009
  
  Media release 2014

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  2013 Statistics
  Incidence
  Mortality
  Survival
  Prevalence
  Special topic: liver cancer
  
  Figures in PowerPoint
  Introductory figures A–C
  Figures 1.1–2.4 – incidence
  Figures 3.1–4.4 – mortality
  Figures 5.1–6.2 – survival and prevalence
  Figures 7.1–7.3 – liver cancer
  Supplementary figures – incidence, mortality, annual percent change, survival
  
  Additional sections – not included in the publication.
  Potential years of life lost due to cancer
  
  Media release 2013

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  2012 Statistics
  Incidence
  Mortality
  Geographic, age and sex distribution
  Trends in incidence and mortality
  
  Figures in PowerPoint 
  Figures 1.1–3.2 – incidence, mortality 
  Figures 4.1–4.8 – incidence, mortality, trends, age-standardized incidence rates, age-standardized mortality rates 
  Supplementary figures – incidence, mortality, annual percent change, lifetime probability of developing or dying from cancer, survival 
  
  Media release 2012

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  2011 Statistics
  Special topic: colorectal cancer
  Incidence
  Mortality
  Geographic, age and sex distribution
  Trends in incidence and mortality
  Children and youth (0–19 years)
  Probability of developing or dying from cancer
  5-year relative survival
  Prevalence
  
  Additional section – not included in the publication 
  Potential years of life lost due to cancer
  
  Figures in PowerPoint
  Figures 1.1–3.2 – incidence, mortality 
  Figures 4.1–4.8 – incidence, mortality, trends, age-standardized incidence rates, age-standardized mortality rates 
  Figures 5.1–8.2 – childhood cancer, survival, prevalence 
  Figures 9.1–9.9 – colorectal cancer 
  Supplementary figures – incidence, mortality, annual percent change, survival
  
  Media release 2011

• 2005–2010 Canadian Cancer Statistics

  2010 Statistics
  Special topic: end-of-life care
  Incidence
  Mortality
  Geographic, age and sex distribution
  Trends in incidence and mortality
  Esophageal cancer
  Kidney cancer
  
  Figures in PowerPoint
  Figures 1.1–4.2 – incidence, mortality 
  Figures 4.3–4.9 – incidence, mortality, trends, age-standardized incidence rates, age-standardized mortality rates 
  Figures 5.1–6.2 – esophageal cancer, kidney cancer 
  Figures 6.3–7.3 – kidney cancer, end-of-life care 
  Supplementary figures – incidence, mortality, annual percent change, survival
  
  Media release 2010

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  2009 Statistics
  Special topic: cancer in adolescents and young adults
  Incidence
  Mortality
  Geographic, age and sex distribution
  Trends in incidence and mortality
  Childhood cancer
  Probability of developing and dying from cancer
  Survival
  Prevalence
  
  Additional sections – not included in the publication 
  Potential years of life lost due to cancer
  Cancer in children and youth (0–19 years)
  
  Classification of cancers in young adults (15–29 years): 
  Using International Classification of Childhood Cancer, Third Edition and SEER site recodes 
  Using International Classification of Disease, Tenth Revision 
  As epithelial and non-epithelial types using ICDO-3 histology and topography
  
  Figures in PowerPoint 
  Figures 1.1–3.2 – incidence, mortality 
  Figures 4.1–4.5 – incidence, mortality, trends 
  Figures 4.6–5.1 – age-standardized incidence rates, age-standardized mortality rates, childhood cancer 
  Figures 7.1–9.3 – survival, prevalence, cancer in adolescents and young adults
  
  Media release 2009

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  2008 Statistics
  Special topic: childhood cancer
  Incidence
  Mortality
  Geographic, age and sex distribution
  Trends in incidence and mortality
  Probability of developing and dying from cancer
  Prevalence
  Survival
  
  Additional sections – not included in the publication 
  Potential years of life lost due to cancer
  
  Figures in PowerPoint
  Figures 1.1–12 –incidence, mortality, age-standardized incidence rates, age-standardized mortality rates, trends, survival, childhood cancer
  
  Media release 2008

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  2007 Statistics
  Special topic: breast cancer
  Incidence
  Mortality
  Geographic, age and sex distribution
  Trends in incidence and mortality
  Probability of developing and dying from cancer
  Potential years of life lost
  Prevalence
  Survival
  Childhood cancer
  
  Media release 2007

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  2006 Statistics
  Special topic: progress in cancer control – screening
  Incidence
  Mortality
  Geographic, age and sex distribution
  Trends in incidence and mortality
  Probability of developing and dying from cancer
  Potential years of life lost
  Prevalence
  Survival
  Childhood cancer 
  
  Media release 2006

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  2005 Statistics
  Special topic: progress in cancer prevention – modifiable risk factors
  Incidence
  Mortality
  Geographic, age and sex distribution
  Trends in incidence and mortality
  Probability of developing and dying from cancer
  Potential years of life lost
  Prevalence
  Childhood cancer
  
  Media release 2005

• 2000–2004 Canadian Cancer Statistics

  2004 Statistics
  Special topics: international variation in cancer incidence (1993–1997) and economic burden of cancer in Canada (1998)
  Incidence
  Mortality
  Geographic, age and sex distribution
  Trends in incidence and mortality
  Probability of developing and dying from cancer
  Potential years of life lost
  Prevalence
  Childhood cancer
  
  Media release 2004

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  2003 Statistics
  Special topic: non-Hodgkin lymphoma
  Incidence
  Mortality
  Geographic, age and sex distribution
  Trends in incidence and mortality
  Probability of developing and dying from cancer
  Potential years of life lost
  Prevalence
  Childhood cancer

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  2002 Statistics
  Special topics: cancer in young adults and 5-year relative survival (1992)
  Incidence
  Mortality
  Geographic, age and sex distribution
  Trends in incidence and mortality
  Probability of developing and dying from cancer
  Potential years of life lost
  Childhood cancer

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  2001 Statistics
  Special topic: colorectal cancer
  Incidence
  Mortality
  Geographic, age and sex distribution
  Trends in incidence and mortality
  Probability of developing and dying from cancer
  Potential years of life lost
  Childhood cancer

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  2000 Statistics
  Special topic: progress in cancer control
  Incidence
  Mortality
  Geographic, age and sex distribution
  Trends in incidence and mortality
  Probability of developing and dying from cancer
  Potential years of life lost
  Childhood cancer

• 1995–1999 Canadian Cancer Statistics

  1999 Statistics
  Special topics: factors contributing to the population burden of cancer incidence and mortality, and a new national surveillance system for Canada
  Incidence
  Mortality
  Geographic, age and sex distribution
  Trends in incidence and mortality
  Probability of developing and dying from cancer
  Potential years of life lost
  Childhood cancer

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  1998 Statistics
  Special topic: international comparisons in cancer
  Incidence
  Mortality
  Geographic, age and sex distribution
  Trends in incidence and mortality
  Probability of developing and dying from cancer
  Potential years of life lost
  Childhood cancer

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  1997 Statistics
  Special topic: 10 years of Canadian Cancer Statistics
  Incidence
  Mortality
  Geographic, age and sex distribution
  Trends in incidence and mortality
  Probability of developing and dying from cancer
  Potential years of life lost

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  1996 Statistics
  Special topics: prostate cancer, direct costs of cancer in Canada (1993) and evaluation of cancer estimates (1987–1991)
  Incidence
  Mortality
  Geographic, age and sex distribution
  Trends in incidence and mortality
  Probability of developing and dying from cancer
  Potential years of life lost
  Survival
  Childhood cancer

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  1995 Statistics
  Special topics: cancer prevalence and colorectal cancer
  Incidence
  Mortality
  Geographic, age and sex distribution
  Trends in incidence and mortality
  Probability of developing and dying from cancer
  Potential years of life lost
  Survival
  Childhood cancer

• 1990–1994 Canadian Cancer Statistics

  1994 Statistics
  Incidence
  Mortality
  Geographic distribution
  Trends in incidence and mortality
  Childhood cancer

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  1993 Statistics
  Special topic: female breast cancer
  Incidence
  Mortality
  Geographic, age and sex distribution
  Probability of developing cancer
  Potential years of life lost
  Survival
  Trends in incidence and mortality
  Childhood cancer

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  1992 Statistics
  Incidence
  Mortality
  Geographic, age and sex distribution
  Probability of developing cancer
  Potential years of life lost
  Survival
  Trends in incidence and mortality
  Childhood cancer

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  1991 Statistics
  Special topics: smoking and lung cancer, and cancer in Inuits and Indians
  Incidence
  Mortality
  Trends in incidence and mortality
  Survival
  Age and sex distribution
  Childhood cancer
  Potential years of life lost
  Probability of developing cancer

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  1990 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
  Incidence
  Mortality
  Trends in incidence and mortality
  Survival
  Age and sex distribution
  Childhood cancer
  Mortality for leading causes of death
  Probability of developing cancer

• 1987–1989 Canadian Cancer Statistics

  1989 Statistics
  Special topic: cancer incidence and mortality – international comparison
  Incidence
  Mortality
  Trends in incidence and mortality
  Survival
  Age and sex distribution
  Childhood cancer
  Mortality for leading causes of death
  Probability of developing cancer
  Prevalence

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  1988 Statistics
  Special topics: tobacco consumption from smoking and mortality from lung cancer, and cancer mortality – international comparison
  Incidence
  Mortality
  Trends in incidence and mortality
  Survival
  Age and sex distribution
  Childhood cancer
  Mortality for leading causes of death
  Probability of developing cancer

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  1987 Statistics
  Incidence
  Mortality
  Survival
  Probability of developing cancer

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.