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Age-standardized lung and colorectal cancer mortality rates, Canada, 1984 to 2020

rate per 100,000 people 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 1984 1987 1990 1993 1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 Colorectal - MalesColorectal - Males Colorectal - FemalesColorectal - Females Lung - MalesLung - Males Lung - FemalesLung - Females
Source(s):
Canadian Vital Statistics Database - Deaths (3233).

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Age-standardized lung and colorectal cancer mortality rates, Canada, 1984 to 2020, rate per 100,000 people
  Colorectal - Males Colorectal - Females Lung - Males Lung - Females
1984 44.6 32.9 106.6 29.5
1985 46.0 32.8 104.2 31.5
1986 43.5 32.2 105.0 31.9
1987 44.1 31.6 104.5 33.7
1988 44.5 31.3 108.4 35.5
1989 44.1 29.4 107.8 35.8
1990 42.1 29.4 105.7 36.5
1991 41.6 28.6 105.1 39.0
1992 42.9 28.1 103.5 39.3
1993 40.8 28.0 103.8 41.8
1994 41.6 27.6 100.3 42.2
1995 41.3 27.3 97.6 41.3
1996 40.6 27.1 97.2 44.4
1997 39.4 25.9 93.3 42.8
1998 39.9 26.7 93.6 45.5
1999 39.1 25.8 93.9 46.2
2000 39.4 25.2 85.9 45.6
2001 37.4 24.6 86.6 45.4
2002 38.2 24.4 86.7 46.8
2003 36.8 23.7 84.1 46.8
2004 37.1 23.9 81.0 48.0
2005 36.6 23.3 80.2 47.5
2006 34.5 21.9 77.6 48.8
2007 33.9 22.8 76.8 48.2
2008 34.2 22.0 73.9 48.3
2009 32.7 21.1 73.5 48.1
2010 31.4 20.8 71.0 48.2
2011 31.8 20.9 69.1 46.7
2012 30.8 19.8 67.9 46.8
2013 30.1 20.2 63.9 46.7
2014 29.9 20.0 64.9 46.5
2015 28.6 18.9 61.5 45.4
2016 28.3 19.1 58.5 44.9
2017 27.3 18.0 57.6 43.4
2018 26.3 17.0 54.7 41.5
2019 26.0 16.9 52.3 39.6
2020 24.3 16.4 49.1 38.5
Source(s):
Canadian Vital Statistics Database - Deaths (3233).
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