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Cancer - Total deaths by cancer type 1948–2019

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand

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.

Data provided by

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand

Dataset name

Cancer: Historical cancer data 2021

Webpage:

https://tewhatuora.shinyapps.io/cancer-web-tool/

How to find the data

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

Import & extraction details

File as imported: Cancer: Historical cancer data 2021

From the dataset Cancer: Historical cancer data 2021, this data was extracted:

  • Sheet: Deaths_Total
  • Range: B2:AI73
  • Provided: 2,448 data points

Dataset originally released on:

December 14, 2023

About this dataset

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

Method of collection/Data provider

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.