Canadian Cancer Statistics
Canadian Cancer Statistics provides comprehensive surveillance statistics on cancer in Canada. The full publication is produced every second year and includes detailed statistics on incidence, mortality and survival by sex, age group, geographic region and time period for 20+ cancer types. In alternate years, a special report is released as well as current-year projected estimates of incidence and mortality.
The publication is written for health professionals, researchers and policy makers, but other audiences will also find the information useful.
Canadian Cancer Statistics is developed by the Canadian Cancer Statistics Advisory Committee in collaboration with the Canadian Cancer Society, Statistics Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada, with cancer data provided by the provincial and territorial cancer registries through the Canadian Cancer Registry.
Canadian Cancer Statistics 2023
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This publication provides projected estimates of cancer incidence and mortality for 2023, as well as estimates of survival and other measures of the impact of cancer for 20+ types of cancer in Canada.
Material in this publication may be reproduced with the following suggested reference: Canadian Cancer Statistics Advisory Committee in collaboration with the Canadian Cancer Society, Statistics Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada. Canadian Cancer Statistics 2023. Toronto, ON: Canadian Cancer Society;2023.
Available at: cancer.ca/Canadian-Cancer-Statistics-2023-EN (accessed [date]).
2023 province-specific* statistics
*Territories not available due to small numbers
Canadian Cancer Statistics: A 2022 special report on cancer prevalence
Download 2022 special report on cancer prevalence
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This 2022 special report provides estimates of cancer prevalence by cancer type, sex, age, geographic region, duration, neighbourhood income and urban and rural status for adults, and by cancer type for childhood cancers.
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Canadian Cancer Statistics 2022
In 2022, the Canadian Cancer Statistics publication was developed in the form of a peer-reviewed article Projected estimates of cancer in Canada in 2022 published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ). The article features 2022 projected estimates of incidence and mortality by sex and geographic region for 22 cancer types.
For the most up-to-date statistics on the probability of developing and dying of cancer, incidence and mortality trends over time and survival, see Canadian Cancer Statistics 2021.