Top 5 Leading Cancers, 2015–2020
TOP 5 CANCERS OVERALL
Breast cancer
was the top cancer overall (n=3,095, 17.6%), followed by
prostate
(n=3,072, 17.5%),
colon and rectum (n=1,997, 11.4%),
bronchus and lung (n=1,281, 7.3%),
and uterus (n=1,150, 6.6%).
Figure 7.1:
Top 5 Cancers Overall, 2015 to 2020
TOP 5 CANCERS BY AGE GROUP
There were:
- 138 persons diagnosed with cancer within the age group 0 to 14 years;
- 152 persons in the age group 15 to 24 years;
- 5,709 persons in the age group 25 to 59 years;
- 7,464 persons in the age group 60 to 74 years; and
- 4,078 persons aged 75 years and over.
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Leukemia had the highest incidence among individuals under 15 years.
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Lymphoma had the highest rate in the 15 to 24 age group.
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Breast cancer had the highest incidence among those aged 25 to 59.
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Prostate cancer was highest among individuals 60 years and older.
Top 10 Leading Cancers, 2015–2020
With 3,095 registered cases and 1,473 deaths,
breast cancer
was the leading cancer overall (17.6%) and among women (33.1%).
Incidence rate: 75 cases; Mortality rate: 35 deaths per 100,000 women
With 3,072 registered cases and 2,019 deaths,
prostate cancer
was the second-leading cancer overall (17.5%) and the leading cancer among men (36.8%).
Incidence rate: 75 cases; Mortality rate: 49 deaths per 100,000 men
Figure 7.2:
Lifetime Risk of Leading Cancers, 2015 to 2020
Age-Sex-Specific Incidence Rates of
Top 5 Leading Cancers, 2015–2020
Figure 7.3:
Age-Specific Incidence Rates of the Top 5 Leading Cancers in Males for the Period 2015 to 2020
Figure 7.4:
Age-Specific Incidence Rates of the Top 5 Leading Cancers in Females for the Period 2015 to 2020
Top 8 Leading Cancers by Ethnicity, 2015–2020
The percentages indicate the proportion of ethnicity within a particular cancer.
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