Table 1.
Annual Average Deaths From Cancers in New Zealand, by Sex and Cancer Site, in Comparison with Australia, Showing 2014-2018, 2000-2007, and 1996-1997.
| 2014-2018 | 2000-2007 b | 1996-1997 c | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NZ annual deaths | Excess or deficit | % Excess or deficit (95% CI) | NZ annual deaths | Excess or deficit | % Excess or deficit(95% CI) | NZ annual deaths | Excess or deficit | % Excess or deficit (95% CI) | ||||
| Both sexes | 9654 | 1060 | 11.0 | (10.1 to 11.9) | 7998 | 765 | 9.6 | (7.4 to 11.8) | 7372 | 832 | 11.3 | (9.7 to 12.9) |
| Female | ||||||||||||
| All cancers | 4549 | 780 | 17.1 | (15.8 to 18.4) | 3771 | 568 | 15.1 | (11.9 to 18.3) | 3519 | 616 | 17.5 | (15.2 to 19.9) |
| Lung | 851 | 196 | 23.1 | (20.1 to 26.1) | 612 | 120 | 19.7 | (11.9 to 27.9) | 516 | 119 | 23.0 | (17.0 to 29.3) |
| Colorectal & anus | 678 | 223 | 32.9 | (29.6 to 36.3) | 586 | 204 | 34.9 | (27.0 to 43.4) | 530 | 115 | 21.7 | (15.8 to 27.9) |
| Breast | 660 | 102 | 15.5 | (12.1 to 19.0) | 632 | 120 | 18.9 | (11.3 to 27.0) | 651 | 143 | 22.0 | (16.7 to 27.6) |
| Pancreas | 260 | 1 | 0.3 | (−5.1 to 5.9) | 171 | −11 | −6.4 | (−20.9 to 9.7) | 156 | −5 | −3.2 | (−14.0 to 8.5) |
| Ovary | 186 | 3 | 1.5 | (−4.8 to 8.1) | 194 | 34 | 17.7 | (4.1 to 32.8) | 173 | 23 | 13.3 | (3.0 to 24.4) |
| NHL | 135 | 16 | 11.9 | (4.5 to 19.7) | 135 | 6 | 4.3 | (−11.8 to 22.7) | 144 | 7 | 4.6 | (−6.7 to 16.8) |
| Uterus | 132 | 35 | 26.8 | (19.3 to 34.7) | 88 | 26 | 30.0 | (10.2 to 53.4) | 64 | 11 | 16.8 | (.1 to 35.8) |
| Melanoma | 119 | 30 | 25.1 | (17.2 to 33.5) | 103 | 27 | 26.8 | (8.3 to 48.1) | 84 | 20 | 23.7 | (9.1 to 40.1) |
| Brain | 112 | 4 | 3.6 | (−4.5 to 12.2) | 90 | 1 | 1.5 | (−18.1 to 24.5) | — | |||
| Stomach | 105 | 26 | 24.8 | (16.5 to 33.8) | 113 | 29 | 25.7 | (8.1 to 46.0) | — | |||
| Esophagus | 75 | 11 | 14.3 | (4.5 to 25.0) | 72 | 9 | 12.5 | (−9.2 to 38.5) | — | |||
| Cervix | 52 | 6 | 12.4 | (.6 to 25.4) | 62 | 16 | 26.4 | (3.0 to 54.7) | 78 | 20 | 25.4 | (10.2 to 42.4) |
| All others a | 1183 | 126 | 10.6 | (8.1 to 13.2) | 914 | −15 | −1.7 | (−8.0 to 5.0) | — | |||
| Male | ||||||||||||
| All cancers | 5105 | 281 | 5.5 | (4.3 to 6.7) | 4227 | 197 | 4.7 | (1.7 to 7.7) | 3853 | 215 | 5.6 | (3.4 to 7.8) |
| Lung | 911 | −26 | −2.8 | (−5.7 to .1) | 859 | −17 | −2.0 | (−8.6 to 4.9) | 893 | 4 | 0.4 | (−4.2 to 5.2) |
| Colorectal & anus | 722 | 187 | 25.9 | (22.7 to 29.2) | 589 | 143 | 24.3 | (16.4 to 32.7) | 581 | 104 | 17.9 | (12.3 to 23.9) |
| Prostate | 657 | 74 | 11.2 | (7.9 to 14.7) | 577 | 54 | 9.4 | (1.4 to 17.9) | 514 | 30 | 5.8 | (−.2 to 12.1) |
| Pancreas | 257 | −22 | −8.7 | (−14.1 to −3.1) | 166 | −21 | −12.7 | (−27.3 to 3.8) | — | |||
| Melanoma | 226 | 51 | 22.7 | (16.9 to 28.7) | 162 | 19 | 11.5 | (−3.3 to 28.2) | 114 | 4 | 3.2 | (−9.3 to 17.1) |
| NHL | 180 | 15 | 8.5 | (2.1 to 15.3) | 159 | 11 | 7.1 | (−7.9 to 23.9) | 145 | 0 | −0.2 | (−11.4 to 12.0) |
| Stomach | 177 | 43 | 24.2 | (17.7 to 31.0) | 181 | 46 | 25.2 | (11.2 to 40.9) | 166 | 22 | 13.0 | (2.5 to 24.4) |
| Esophagus | 167 | −12 | −6.9 | (−13.6 to .1) | 133 | −8 | −6.0 | (−22.3 to 12.5) | — | |||
| Brain | 157 | −6 | −3.6 | (−10.4 to 3.7) | 134 | 12 | 9.0 | (-7.2 to 27.5) | 116 | 3 | 2.3 | (−10.2 to 16.0) |
| All others a | 1652 | −24 | −1.5 | (−3.6 to .7) | 1268 | −42 | −3.3 | (−8.8 to 2.3) | — | |||
| All except prostate | 4448 | 207 | 4.7 | (3.3 to 6.0) | 3650 | 143 | 3.9 | (.7 to 7.2) | — | |||
aAll cancers minus the cancers above.
bAlafeishat et al. (2014).
cSkegg et al. (2002).