Share of selected new cancer cases in Canada by age group 2015-2019

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John Elflein,
Nov 10, 2023
This statistic displays the distribution of new cancer cases in Canada by select types of cancer and by age group, between 2015 and 2019. During this period, six percent of cancer cases among individuals aged 15 to 29 years were due to leukemia.

Distribution of selected new cancer cases in Canada between 2015 and 2019, by age group

Age groupLeukemiaCNS/BrainLymphomaNeuroblastoma and other PNCSoft tissueRenal tumoursOther malignant epithelialMalignant boneGerm cell tumoursThyroidTestisHodgkin lymphomaMelanomaNon-Hodgkin lymphomaBreastColorectalLungProstateBladderKidney and renal pelvisCervixUterus (body, NOS)PancreasOtherStomachHead and neck
0-14 years 35% 17% 14% 7% 7% 4% 5% 4% 4% - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3% - -
15-29 years 6% 6% - - 3% - - - - 16% 12% 11% 6% 7% 4% 6% - - - - 3% - - 19% - -
30-49 years - - - - - - - - - 12% 3% - 7% 5% 24% 9% 3% - - 4% 4% 4% - 30% - -
50-69 years - - - - - - - - - 3% - - 4% 4% 15% 10% 12% 14% 4% 4% - 5% - 25% - 4%
70-84 years - - - - - - - - - - - - 4% 5% 9% 12% 17% 13% 7% 3% - 3% 3% 31% - -
85+ years 3% - - - - - - - - - - - 4% 5% 9% 15% 14% 7% 8% - - - 4% 32% 3% -
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Age groupPercentage of new cancer casesLeukemiaCNS/BrainLymphomaNeuroblastoma and other PNCSoft tissueRenal tumoursOther malignant epithelialMalignant boneGerm cell tumoursThyroidTestisHodgkin lymphomaMelanomaNon-Hodgkin lymphomaBreastColorectalLungProstateBladderKidney and renal pelvisCervixUterus (body, NOS)PancreasOtherStomachHead and neck0-14 years15-29 years30-49 years50-69 years70-84 years85+ years
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Release date

November 2023

Region

Canada

Survey time period

2015 to 2019

Supplementary notes

Cancers in children (ages 0–14 years) are classified according to ICCC-3.
CNS: central nervous system; PNC: peripheral nervous cell tumours.
Excluding Quebec

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