Table 5. Survival probability of lung cancer incident cases by survival time, sex, age group and year of diagnosis.
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-year survival | |||||||||||
| Total (+) | 19.0 | 18.6 | 18.9 | 19.7 | 18.8 | 19.8 | 19.7 | – | – | – | – |
| Sex | |||||||||||
| Men (+) | 14.9 | 15.6 | 15.2 | 16.9 | 15.4 | 16.7 | 17.9 | – | – | – | – |
| Women (−) | 24.2 | 22.5 | 23.4 | 23.2 | 22.9 | 23.4 | 21.9 | – | – | – | – |
| Age group | |||||||||||
| 18–35 (−) | 71.4 | 75.0 | 88.9 | 62.5 | 52.4 | 68.8 | 56.2 | – | – | – | – |
| 35–50 (+) | 28.3 | 27.7 | 29.6 | 28.9 | 30.9 | 32.8 | 38.6 | – | – | – | – |
| 50–65 | 22.0 | 22.4 | 22.9 | 24.6 | 22.4 | 24.4 | 22.2 | – | – | – | – |
| 65–80 (+) | 18.5 | 18.0 | 17.9 | 19.2 | 18.5 | 18.6 | 20.1 | – | – | – | – |
| 80+ (−) | 8.3 | 6.6 | 8.5 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 6.6 | – | – | – | – |
| 3-year survival | |||||||||||
| Total (+) | 24.4 | 24.7 | 25.3 | 26.1 | 25.4 | 26.7 | 26.2 | 26.9 | 27.8 | – | – |
| Sex | |||||||||||
| Men (+) | 20.5 | 21.2 | 21.1 | 22.8 | 22.1 | 23.7 | 24.0 | 23.5 | 23.9 | – | – |
| Women (+) | 29.3 | 29.2 | 30.5 | 30.2 | 29.5 | 30.1 | 28.9 | 30.8 | 32.1 | – | – |
| Age group | |||||||||||
| 18–35 | 71.4 | 75.0 | 88.9 | 62.5 | 57.1 | 68.8 | 56.2 | 80.0 | 66.7 | – | – |
| 5-50 (+) | 33.2 | 33.2 | 34.9 | 34.0 | 37.5 | 38.2 | 41.7 | 45.0 | 47.5 | – | – |
| 50–65 | 27.2 | 28.5 | 29.6 | 30.2 | 28.3 | 31.0 | 28.9 | 29.3 | 31.3 | – | – |
| 65–80 (+) | 24.3 | 24.7 | 24.4 | 26.1 | 25.7 | 26.0 | 26.9 | 27.5 | 27.5 | – | – |
| 80+ | 12.8 | 10.8 | 14.8 | 14.1 | 13.8 | 15.2 | 12.7 | 13.9 | 13.9 | – | – |
| 1-year survival | |||||||||||
| Total (+) | 48.5 | 48.6 | 48.8 | 49.9 | 49.3 | 50.5 | 49.5 | 50.7 | 51.4 | 50.6 | 51.2 |
| Sex | |||||||||||
| Men | 45.0 | 45.2 | 45.0 | 45.7 | 46.0 | 47.5 | 47.1 | 47.6 | 48.1 | 46.1 | 48.1 |
| Women | 53.0 | 52.7 | 53.6 | 55.1 | 53.4 | 53.9 | 52.3 | 54.3 | 55.1 | 55.5 | 54.4 |
| Age group | |||||||||||
| 18–35 | 92.9 | 83.3 | 88.9 | 93.8 | 85.7 | 75.0 | 75.0 | 80.0 | 83.3 | 90.0 | 72.7 |
| 35–50 | 60.6 | 60.2 | 54.5 | 59.5 | 64.7 | 62.2 | 62.6 | 69.0 | 67.7 | 59.1 | 69.9 |
| 50–65 (+) | 51.8 | 53.5 | 55.0 | 53.9 | 55.2 | 55.9 | 55.1 | 55.0 | 56.1 | 57.0 | 56.6 |
| 65–80 (+) | 49.4 | 49.2 | 48.1 | 50.6 | 49.2 | 50.5 | 49.5 | 50.8 | 51.4 | 51.0 | 51.0 |
| 80+ (+) | 31.1 | 28.6 | 35.2 | 34.8 | 31.5 | 33.5 | 32.5 | 35.1 | 35.0 | 34.2 | 36.1 |
| 6-month survival | |||||||||||
| Total | 67.5 | 67.0 | 67.3 | 68.3 | 67.2 | 68.1 | 67.4 | 68.1 | 68.1 | 68.4 | 67.4 |
| Sex | |||||||||||
| Men | 65.7 | 64.5 | 64.5 | 65.2 | 65.1 | 65.7 | 66.2 | 66.8 | 65.7 | 64.7 | 65.2 |
| Women | 69.9 | 70.3 | 70.8 | 72.1 | 69.8 | 70.8 | 68.8 | 69.5 | 70.8 | 72.4 | 69.7 |
| Age group | |||||||||||
| 18–35 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 88.9 | 93.8 | 95.2 | 93.8 | 87.5 | 100.0 | 88.9 | 100.0 | 90.9 |
| 35–50 | 77.5 | 78.9 | 76.4 | 80.8 | 79.3 | 80.7 | 80.7 | 83.7 | 82.5 | 79.0 | 82.1 |
| 50–65 (+) | 73.0 | 72.9 | 72.4 | 73.9 | 73.3 | 74.1 | 73.6 | 74.2 | 73.6 | 76.1 | 72.6 |
| 65–80 | 67.5 | 66.9 | 67.8 | 67.9 | 67.6 | 67.9 | 67.2 | 67.7 | 68.2 | 68.2 | 67.4 |
| 80+ | 49.3 | 47.4 | 51.1 | 53.2 | 48.7 | 50.3 | 50.3 | 51.1 | 49.9 | 50.9 | 52.8 |
| 3-month survival | |||||||||||
| Total | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.82 | 0.81 | 0.81 |
| Sex | |||||||||||
| Men | 0.80 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.81 | 0.79 | 0.80 |
| Women | 0.82 | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0.82 | 0.83 | 0.82 | 0.82 | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0.82 |
| Age group | |||||||||||
| 18–35 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.94 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.94 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 35–50 | 0.87 | 0.89 | 0.88 | 0.91 | 0.91 | 0.92 | 0.89 | 0.93 | 0.92 | 0.89 | 0.92 |
| 50–65 (+) | 0.85 | 0.86 | 0.84 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.87 | 0.87 | 0.85 |
| 65–80 | 0.82 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.82 | 0.81 | 0.80 |
| 80+ (+) | 0.65 | 0.67 | 0.71 | 0.70 | 0.67 | 0.70 | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.68 | 0.72 |
Note: If the three year average is always higher (lower) than the three year average of the period immediately before, the trend is labeled as increased (decreasing). An increasing trend in survival is denoted by (+), a decreasing trend by (−).