Number of new cancer cases in New Zealand
By district health board, 2021, number of new registrations
| Category | Number of new registrations |
|---|---|
| Auckland | 2,194 |
| Bay of Plenty | 1,638 |
| Canterbury | 3,413 |
| Capital & Coast | 1,547 |
| Counties Manukau | 2,488 |
| Hawke's Bay | 1,091 |
| Hutt Valley | 872 |
| Lakes | 657 |
| MidCentral | 1,166 |
| Nelson Marlborough | 1,115 |
| Northland | 1,390 |
| South Canterbury | 433 |
| Southern | 2,182 |
| Tairāwhiti | 279 |
| Taranaki | 824 |
| Waikato | 2,377 |
| Wairarapa | 302 |
| Waitematā | 3,185 |
| West Coast | 254 |
| Whanganui | 438 |
Definitions
The number of new cancers reflects the number of primary tumours rather than the number of individuals with cancer.
Data calculation/treatment
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.
Limitations of the data
Caution is advised when interpreting rates derived from small numbers as they may fluctuate markedly from year to year.
Exclusions
Multiple cancers with the same site and same morphological group are excluded.
Changes to data collection/processing
In these tables, Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand extracted data for new cancer registrations between 2010 and 2020 and recalculated the rates for all years to reflect ongoing updates to data in the New Zealand Cancer Registry and the revision of population estimates from Stats NZ. These are updated annually, and more significant revisions are made after each Census.
Data provided by
Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand
Dataset name
Cancer: Registrations 2021
Webpage:
https://tewhatuora.shinyapps.io/cancer-web-tool/
How to find the data
At URL provided, select 'Registrations' tab heading.
Select 'Registrations by year. Selecting each “By age group”, “by Prioritised Ethnicity”, “by Deprivation Quintile”, “District Health Board (DHB)” and click on 'download complete dataset'. 4 tables from this page.
Select 'Registration over time' tab heading - and click on 'download complete dataset'.
Select 'Common Cancer Registration and Deaths' tab, 'Over time', select “registration” variable and click on 'download complete dataset'.
Figure.nz placed all tables in one Excel file for processing purposes.
Import & extraction details
File as imported: Cancer: Registrations 2021
From the dataset Cancer: Registrations 2021, this data was extracted:
- Sheet: cancer-registrations-all-NZ
- Range:
D2:E392 - Provided: 782 data points
This data forms the table Cancer - New registrations for cancers by sex, DHB, ethnic group, age group and deprivation quintile 2020.
Dataset originally released on:
December 14, 2023
About this dataset
This data provides high-level data on new cancer registrations (or cases), including information about the most common cancers registered and breakdowns by common demographic variables.
Method of collection/Data provider
This data is sourced from the New Zealand Cancer Registry.