Table 3.
Incidence rates for brain and other CNS tumors by histology group and age at diagnosis, 2009–2013, per 100000 per year, adjusted for the 2011 Canadian census age distribution
| Histology | 0–19 Years | 20–34 Years | 35–44 Years | 45–54 Years | 55–64 Years | 65+ Years | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rate | 95% CI | Rate | 95% CI | Rate | 95% CI | Rate | 95% CI | Rate | 95% CI | Rate | 95% CI | |
| Tumors of neuroepithelial tissue | 2.77 | 3.14, 2.77 | 2.94 | 2.74, 3.15 | 4.32 | 4.03, 4.62 | 6.41 | 6.09, 6.75 | 11.82 | 11.34, 12.33 | 16.9 | 16.34, 17.46 |
| Pilocytic astrocytoma | 0.64 | 0.83, 0.64 | 0.21 | 0.16, 0.28 | 0.13 | 0.01, 0.06 | 0.11 | 0.07, 0.16 | 0.08 | 0.04, 0.13 | 0.02 | 0.01, 0.06 |
| Diffuse astrocytoma | 0.16 | 0.26, 0.16 | 0.34 | 0.27, 0.41 | 0.44 | 0.35, 0.54 | 0.44 | 0.36, 0.53 | 0.62 | 0.51, 0.74 | 0.76 | 0.65, 0.89 |
| Anaplastic astrocytoma | 0.06 | 0.13, 0.06 | 0.30 | 0.24, 0.37 | 0.31 | 0.24, 0.40 | 0.35 | 0.28, 0.44 | 0.40 | 0.32, 0.50 | 0.5 | 0.41, 0.61 |
| Unique astrocytoma variants | 0.02 | 0.07, 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.03, 0.09 | 0.05 | 0.02, 0.09 | 0.04 | 0.02, 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.03, 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.08, 0.18 |
| Glioblastoma | 0.12 | 0.21, 0.12 | 0.52 | 0.44, 0.61 | 1.54 | 1.37, 1.73 | 3.83 | 3.58, 4.09 | 8.88 | 8.46, 9.32 | 13.34 | 12.85, 13.84 |
| Oligodendroglioma | 0.01 | 0.05, 0.01 | 0.29 | 0.23, 0.36 | 0.46 | 0.37, 0.57 | 0.35 | 0.28, 0.44 | 0.35 | 0.27, 0.44 | 0.14 | 0.10, 0.20 |
| Anaplastic oligodendroglioma | 0.16 | 0.12, 0.22 | 0.28 | 0.21, 0.37 | 0.33 | 0.26, 0.41 | 0.29 | 0.22, 0.38 | 0.26 | 0.20, 0.34 | ||
| Oligoastrocytic tumors | 0.37 | 0.31, 0.45 | 0.49 | 0.40, 0.60 | 0.33 | 0.26, 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.32, 0.50 | 0.24 | 0.18, 0.32 | ||
| Ependymal tumors | 0.24 | 0.36, 0.24 | 0.16 | 0.12, 0.22 | 0.18 | 0.13, 0.25 | 0.22 | 0.16, 0.29 | 0.27 | 0.20, 0.35 | 0.24 | 0.18, 0.32 |
| Glioma malignant, NOS | 0.45 | 0.60, 0.45 | 0.27 | 0.21, 0.34 | 0.31 | 0.24, 0.40 | 0.33 | 0.26, 0.41 | 0.35 | 0.27, 0.44 | 1.1 | 0.96, 1.25 |
| Embryonal tumors | 0.65 | 0.84, 0.65 | 0.20 | 0.15, 0.26 | 0.08 | 0.04, 0.13 | 0.02 | 0.01, 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.01, 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.01, 0.06 |
| Other neuroepithelial | 0.05 | 0.11, 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.04, 0.11 | 0.05 | 0.02, 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.04, 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.07, 0.17 | 0.14 | 0.10, 0.20 |
| Tumors of meninges | 0.01 | 0.05, 0.01 | 0.11 | 0.07, 0.15 | 0.21 | 0.15, 0.28 | 0.26 | 0.20, 0.34 | 0.37 | 0.29, 0.47 | 0.79 | 0.67, 0.92 |
| Meningioma | 0.04 | 0.02, 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.04, 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.11, 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.15, 0.29 | 0.41 | 0.32, 0.50 | ||
| Mesenchymal tumors | 0.05 | 0.03, 0.09 | 0.05 | 0.02, 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.04, 0.11 | 0.05 | 0.03, 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.04, 0.12 | ||
| Other neoplasms related to meninges | 0.02 | 0.01, 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.04, 0.13 | 0.04 | 0.02, 0.08 | 0.11 | 0.07, 0.17 | 0.31 | 0.24, 0.40 | ||
| Lymphomas and hematopoietic neoplasms | 0.19 | 0.30, 0.19 | 0.07 | 0.04, 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.08, 0.19 | 0.33 | 0.26, 0.41 | 0.83 | 0.70, 0.97 | 1.53 | 1.36, 1.70 |
| Tumors of the sellar region | 0.18 | 0.13, 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.19, 0.34 | 0.39 | 0.32, 0.48 | 0.67 | 0.56, 0.80 | 3.44 | 3.19, 3.70 | ||
| Unclassified tumors | 0.00 | 0.03, 0.00 | 0.12 | 0.09, 0.17 | 0.05 | 0.02, 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.04, 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.04, 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.10, 0.20 |
| Total | 3.36 | 3.16, 3.56 | 3.42 | 3.21, 3.64 | 4.96 | 4.66, 5.29 | 7.46 | 7.11, 7.82 | 13.78 | 13.25, 14.32 | 22.79 | 22.15, 23.45 |