New cases of pancreas cancer among males in New Zealand

The number of new cancers reflects the number of primary tumours rather than the number of individuals with cancer.

Rates are expressed per 100,000 population and age-standardised to the WHO World Standard Population. The population is based on official estimates as at 31 December.

Caution is advised when interpreting rates derived from small numbers as they may fluctuate markedly from year to year.

Multiple cancers with the same site and same morphological group are excluded.

At URL provided, navigate to the 'Historical cancer datasets' heading, and click on Download full dataset .xlsx)'.

This data provides high-level data on historical registrations (or cases) and deaths, including information about the cancer types and breakdowns by gender variables.

Cancer registrations data are from the New Zealand Cancer Registry, and cancer deaths data from the New Zealand Mortality Collection. Both are held by Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand.