Prostate cancer statistics

Year: 2010	Males
Cases	24,600
Incidence rate*	123
Incidence rank	1st
Deaths	4,300
Death rate*	22
5-year survival (2002-2004)	95%

*age-standardized to the 1991 Canadian Standard Population (per 100,000)

Percent of all cancer deaths in men

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among Canadian men (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer). In 2010:

An estimated 24,600 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer and 4,300 will die of it.
On average, 470 Canadian men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer every week.
On average, 80 Canadian men will die of prostate cancer every week.

Probability of developing or dying from prostate cancer

One in 7 men will develop prostate cancer during his lifetime (the risk is highest after age 60) and one in 27 will die of it.

Trends in prostate cancer

There has been an overall upward trend in the incidence rate of prostate cancer since 1980, which is likely due to increased early detection or possible changes in risk factors. Death rates rose much more slowly during the same period and started to decline in the mid 1990s.

Last modified on: 19 May 2010