Soft tissue sarcoma statistics

It can take several years to collect and confirm cancer data, so the number of new cancer cases and deaths from recent years may not be available for some time. The most recent data available are provided below.

Incidence and mortality

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

The most recent incidence statistics for soft tissue sarcoma are from 2018:

1,150 Canadians were diagnosed with soft tissue sarcoma.
655 men were diagnosed with soft tissue sarcoma.
490 women were diagnosed with soft tissue sarcoma.

The most recent mortality statistics for soft tissue sarcoma are from 2020:

697 Canadians died from soft tissue sarcoma.
368 men died from soft tissue sarcoma.
329 women died from soft tissue sarcoma.

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

Statistics Canada. Table: 13-10-0111-01: Number and rates of new cases of primary cancer, by cancer type, age group and sex . 6/19 .
Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0142-01 Deaths, by cause, Chapter II: Neoplasms (C00 to D48) .