Cancer rankings data visualisation

The cancer rankings data visualisation provides the top 20 cancers diagnosed between 1982 and 2025. The visualisation also includes the leading 20 cancers causing death between 2007 and 2025. The rankings are available by sex and age group (including all ages) and are presented as rates. Counts are available by hovering the cursor above the rate. Age–standardised rates are standardised to the 2025 Australian population but the equivalent rates standardised to the 2001 Australian Standard Population are available in the cancer incidence and cancer mortality, by age visualisations.

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Note: Some cancer incidence projections have changed more considerably from the 2024 report estimates

The AIHW projects cancer incidence, mortality and prevalence to estimate counts and rates for the years where complete national data are not yet available, based on trends for the previous 10 years (for example, 2012–2021). Each year, AIHW updates the projections and includes a new year of data. In this release, actual data from 2020 and 2021 (during the COVID-19 pandemic) have been included in the projections for some cancers for the first time. Because of this, changes to estimates for previous years are greater than usual for some cancers, including (but not limited to) breast cancer, melanoma of the skin, colorectal cancer and colon cancer. For further information, please see the Methods section.

Australia's leading cancers, cancer incidence and mortality rankings data visualisation

This visualisation contains tabulated rankings of the top 20 cancers most commonly diagnosed from 1982 to the most recent year available for reporting at the time of release. Data is available for all ages combined and by 20-year age groups from 0–19, 20–39, 40–59, 60–79 and 80 and over.

This visualisation contains tabulated rankings of the top 20 cancers most commonly diagnosed from 1982 to the most recent year available for reporting at the time of release. Data is available for all ages combined and by 20-year age groups from 0–19, 20–39, 40–59, 60–79 and 80 and over.
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