Table 2
Distribution of cancer deaths among top 10 cancer types, by ethnicity and sex, Canada, 2006 to 2016
| Cancer types | European | Non-Indigenous North American | East Asian | South Asian | West Central Asian and Middle Eastern | African | Caribbean | Latin, Central and South American |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| percent | ||||||||
| Females | ||||||||
| Lung | 25.0 | 29.0 | 20.8 | 9.1 | 14.9 | 11.5 | 10.2 | 11.8 |
| Breast | 14.4 | 13.7 | 14.2 | 18.8 | 22.6 | 20.7 | 21.7 | 18.2 |
| Colorectal | 10.4 | 10.6 | 11.7 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 12.1 | 10.0 | 7.5 |
| Pancreas | 5.9 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 5.3 |
| Ovary | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 8.2 | 5.8 | 4.7 | Note ...: not applicable | 7.5 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 6.2 | 5.3 | Note ...: not applicable |
| Leukemia | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.5 | Note ...: not applicable | 4.0 | 2.4 | Note ...: not applicable | 6.4 |
| Uterus | 2.9 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 7.8 | 6.4 |
| Brain and central nervous system | 2.5 | 2.5 | Note ...: not applicable | 4.8 | 4.0 | Note ...: not applicable | 3.5 | 2.7 |
| Stomach | 2.0 | 1.9 | 6.0 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 5.9 |
| Liver | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 2.8 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Oral | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 3.7 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Multiple myeloma | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 2.4 | 4.4 | 3.7 |
| Cervix | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 2.9 | Note ...: not applicable |
| Males | ||||||||
| Lung | 26.2 | 31.7 | 26.3 | 15.6 | 23.7 | 16.4 | 16.7 | 22.9 |
| Colorectal | 11.2 | 11.4 | 13.1 | 8.6 | 11.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 12.6 |
| Prostate | 10.5 | 7.9 | 6.1 | 9.8 | 8.2 | 12.9 | 16.7 | 7.9 |
| Pancreas | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 8.8 | 5.8 | 6.1 |
| Bladder | 4.1 | 3.5 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 5.0 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Leukemia | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 2.8 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 6.9 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 2.8 |
| Esophagus | 3.7 | 3.5 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 4.1 | Note ...: not applicable |
| Stomach | 3.0 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 6.3 | 7.9 |
| Kidney | 2.8 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
| Brain and central nervous system | Note ...: not applicable | 2.8 | 2.3 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
| Liver | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 8.3 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 5.3 | Note ...: not applicable | 3.3 |
| Oral | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 3.9 | 4.5 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Multiple myeloma | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 4.1 | Note ...: not applicable |
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... not applicable Note: Items marked “not applicable” are not in the top 10 types for their category. Source: 2006 Canadian Census Health and Environment Cohort linked to Canadian Vital Statistics—Death Database (2006 to 2016). |
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