Past editions

Canadian Cancer Statistics is developed by an Advisory Committee in collaboration with the Canadian Cancer Society, Statistics Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada, with data provided by the provincial and territorial cancer registries.

Canadian Cancer Statistics 2021–2018 and supporting resources are available below, along with a list of past special topics. All previous editions (2019–1987) are available upon request at stats@cancer.ca.

Canadian Cancer Statistics 2021

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Media release

This publication provides 2021 projected estimates of cancer incidence and mortality, as well as estimates of survival and other measures of cancer burden for 20+ types of cancer in Canada.

Executive summary infographic PowerPoint figures Cancer-specific statistics Source data for figures Supplementary data

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Canadian Cancer Statistics: A special report on lung cancer

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This 2020 special report provides statistics on lung cancer incidence, mortality, survival and prevalence. Where relevant, the statistics are presented by sex, age, geography, stage, histology and time. It also includes new statistics on lung cancer prevention, screening and disparities.

Lung cancer in Canada 2020 (infographic) Figure 1-12 (PowerPoint) Online data file (Excel)

Canadian Cancer Statistics: A 2018 special report on cancer incidence by stage in Canada

This special report provides statistics on cancer incidence by stage at diagnosis.

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CANSIM tutorial Figures 1-11 - Incidence by stage at diagnosis Infographics in Introduction Media release 2018 Source data for figures Supplementary data

2022 Special report on cancer prevalence
2020 Special report on lung cancer
2018 Special report on cancer incidence by stage
2017 Pancreatic cancer
2016 HPV-associated cancers
2015 Future burden of cancer in Canada
2014 Skin cancers
2013 Liver cancer
2011 Colorectal cancer
2010 End-of-life care
Cancer in depth: esophagus cancer
Cancer in depth: kidney cancer
2009 Cancer in adolescents and young adults (15–29 years)
2008 Childhood cancer (ages 0–14)
2007 Breast cancer
2006 Progress in cancer control: screening

2005 Progress in cancer prevention: modifiable risk factors
2004 International variation in cancer 1993-1997
Economic Burden of Cancer in Canada, 1998
2003 Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
2002 Cancer incidence in young adults
Five-year relative cancer survival in Canada 1992
2001 Colorectal cancer
2000 Progress in cancer control
1999 Factors contributing to the population burden of
cancer incidence and mortality
A new national cancer surveillance system for
Canada
1998 International comparisons
1997 Ten years of Canadian cancer statistics
1996 Prostate cancer
Direct costs of cancer in Canada, 1993
Evaluation of cancer estimates: 1987–1991

1995 Prevalence of cancer
Colorectal cancer
1993 Female breast cancer
1991 Smoking and lung cancer
Cancer among the Inuit and Indians
1990 Cancer of the female breast and genital organs –
recent trends
Hodgkin’s disease and cancer of the testis
Cancer mortality by income quintile
Economic cost of illness in Canada
Cancer control
1989 Cancer incidence and mortality: an international
comparison
1988 Tobacco consumption from smoking and
mortality from lung cancer
Cancer mortality: an international comparison

Past editions

Canadian Cancer Statistics 2021

2021 resources

Canadian Cancer Statistics: A special report on lung cancer

Canadian Cancer Statistics: A 2020 special report on lung cancer - resources

Canadian Cancer Statistics: A 2018 special report on cancer incidence by stage in Canada

Canadian Cancer Statistics 2018 resources

List of previous special topics