Table 2.1.5 Cancer death rates (per 100,000) among people aged 65 and over, by type of cancer, age group and sex, 2000 to 2002

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Table 2.1.5
Cancer death rates (per 100,000) among people aged 65 and over, by type of cancer, age group and sex, 2000 to 2002
	Deaths 2000 to 2002
	Age 65 to 74			Age 75 to 84			Age 85 and over
	2000	2001	2002	2000	2001	2002	2000	2001	2002
Malignant neoplasms (total cancers)
Both sexes	824.0	820.0	814.1	1,422.2	1,424.6	1,428.7	2,064.6	2,109.7	2,121.4
Males	1,024.2	1,011.4	996.6	1,927.4	1,921.7	1,903.4	3,028.2	3,140.1	3,141.8
Females	646.6	649.2	650.3	1,086.4	1,090.8	1,106.2	1,649.6	1,664.4	1,678.6
Malignant neoplasm of trachea, bronchus and lung
Both sexes	257.8	259.2	258.5	346.2	354.6	361.2	295.8	313.0	331.9
Males	344.5	343.3	338.0	532.4	535.9	542.0	530.6	577.4	599.2
Females	180.9	184.2	187.2	222.5	232.8	238.3	194.7	198.7	215.9
Malignant neoplasm of breast
Females	91.7	93.9	90.9	144.9	141.4	143.1	250.7	260.4	257.1
Malignant neoplasm of prostate
Males	92.8	88.5	80.9	303.2	310.5	282.2	768.5	773.8	750.3
Malignant neoplasm of colon, rectum and anus
Both sexes	81.7	80.8	86.0	159.9	157.0	157.0	281.3	287.3	290.3
Males	107.1	102.0	111.6	201.5	200.7	202.6	347.5	331.3	347.1
Females	59.2	61.8	63.1	132.2	127.7	126.0	252.8	268.3	265.7
Other types of cancer
Both sexes	391.6	387.8	382.8	707.1	702.6	710.1	1,079.7	1,093.4	1,091.5
Males	478.3	475.8	464.9	888.1	871.9	874.1	1,377.6	1,455.3	1,440.7
Females	314.8	309.3	309.1	586.8	588.9	598.7	951.4	937.0	940.0
Source: Statistics Canada, Health Statistics Division.