Esophageal cancer statistics

To provide the most current cancer statistics, statistical methods are used to estimate the number of new cancer cases and deaths until actual data become available.

Incidence is the total number of new cases of cancer. Mortality is the number of deaths due to cancer.

It is estimated that in 2023:

• 2,700 Canadians will be diagnosed with esophageal cancer.
• 2,400 Canadians will die from esophageal cancer.
• 2,100 men will be diagnosed with esophageal cancer and 1,850 will die from it.
• 600 women will be diagnosed with esophageal cancer and 550 will die from it.

For more information about cancer statistics, go to Canadian Cancer Statistics.