Annual Canadian Cancer Incidence by Type and Sex (1992-Present)

1992 to the most recent diagnosis year available provides annual counts and age-standardized rates of new primary cancer cases in Canada. Statistics Canada compiled this data, which includes all invasive cancers and in situ bladder cancer, using SEER groups based on ICD-O-3. Case counts are randomly rounded to the nearest multiple of five to protect privacy.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal trends in age_standardized_rate for specific cancer_type across the 1992-present time series.
• Compare cancer incidence counts between male and female populations (sex) for different cancer_type categories.
• Calculate the average_age_at_diagnosis for specific cancer_type and sex groups to identify demographic risk factors.
• Model the relationship between cancer_type, sex, and annual case_count to forecast future public health burdens.

Strengths

• Time series spans over 30 years from 1992 to the most recent available year.
• Data uses age-standardized rates based on the 2011 Canadian population for consistent temporal comparison.
• Includes all invasive cancers and in situ bladder cancer, providing broad coverage of cancer types.

Limitations

• Case counts are randomly rounded to the nearest multiple of 5, introducing small statistical noise for precise counts.
• Specific row counts and sample sizes for individual cancer_type groups are not provided.
• Geographic coverage is limited to Canada, limiting international generalizability.

Provenance

Source

Statistics Canada

Collection Method

Cases defined using Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Groups for Primary Site based on ICD-O-3.

Time Range

1992 to the most recent diagnosis year available

Freshness

Updated annually; last platform update was 2026-02-27.

Geography

Canada