Top 5 Leading Cancers, 2009–2014
TOP 5 CANCERS OVERALL
Prostate cancer
cancer was the top cancer overall (n=2,361, 18.5%), followed by
breast
(n =2,158, 16.9%),
colon and rectum (n=1,371, 10.7%),
bronchus and lung (n = 995, 7.8%),
and uterus (n=660, 5.2%).
Figure 6.1:
Top 5 Cancers Overall, 2009 to 2014
TOP 5 CANCERS BY AGE GROUP
There were:
- 155 persons diagnosed with cancer within the age group 0 to 14 years;
- 129 persons in the age group 15 to 24 years;
- 4,566 persons in the age group 25 to 59 years;
- 4,863 persons in the age group 60 to 74 years; and
- 3,077 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, 2009–2014
With 2,361 registered cases and 1,625 deaths,
prostate cancer
was the leading cancer overall (18.5%) and among men (37.5%).
Incidence rate: 59 cases; Mortality rate: 41 deaths per 100,000 men
With 2,158 registered cases and 964 deaths,
breast cancer
was the second-leading cancer overall (16.9%) and the leading cancer among women (32.7%).
Incidence rate: 53 cases; Mortality rate: 25 deaths per 100,000 individuals
Figure 6.2:
Lifetime Risk of Leading Cancers, 2009 to 2014
Age-Sex-Specific Incidence Rates of
Top 5 Leading Cancers, 2009–2014
Figure 6.3:
Age-Specific Incidence Rates of the Top 5 Leading Cancers in Males for the Period 2009 to 2014
Figure 6.4:
Age-Specific Incidence Rates of the Top 5 Leading Cancers in Males for the Period 2009 to 2014
Top 8 Leading Cancers by Ethnicity, 2009–2014
The percentages indicate the proportion of ethnicity within a particular cancer.
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