Table 1.

Epidemiological key numbers of lung cancer in Denmark 2006 through 2015

Year	New cases			Deaths			Prevalence (end of year)			Population size, aged > 40 years (end of year)
	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total
2005	–	–	–	–	–	–	3071	2896	5967	1,291,417	1,394,382	2,685,799
2006	2168	1929	4097	2158	1752	3910	3080	3073	6153	1,311,242	1,411,197	2,722,439
2007	2273	2018	4291	2065	1755	3820	3284	3334	6618	1,328,555	1,424,974	2,753,529
2008	2226	2021	4247	2118	1809	3927	3396	3546	6942	1,343,866	1,437,448	2,781,314
2009	2261	2044	4305	2119	1855	3974	3537	3736	7273	1,356,054	1,448,171	2,804,225
2010	2294	2218	4512	2133	1900	4033	3698	4052	7750	1,368,302	1,459,385	2,827,687
2011	2277	2214	4491	2068	1883	3951	3908	4385	8293	1,382,700	1,472,532	2,855,232
2012	2359	2182	4541	2140	1880	4020	4124	4687	8811	1,397,701	1,487,226	2,885,927
2013	2239	2302	4541	2100	1901	4001	4264	5089	9353	1,411,337	1,500,676	2,912,013
2014	2417	2247	4664	2193	1935	4128	4489	5400	9889	1,426,661	1,515,371	2,942,032
2015	2296	2306	4602	2140	1959	4099	4646	5748	10,394	1,437,966	1,527,815	2,965,781
All years	22,810	21,481	44,291	21,234	18,629	39,863	–	–	–