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Newly diagnosed cancer cases and cancer deaths in 2009 There were 21,199 newly diagnosed cancer cases (ICD‑10 codes C00-C97, excluding skin cancer, C44) 11,483 males and 9,716 females. The incidence rate was of 477.7/100,000; 537.6/100,000 for males and 422.1/100,000 for females. The male to female ratio was 54:46. In 2009, there were 13,315 cancer deaths (7,729 males and 5,586 females). Total cancer mortality rate was 300.1/100,000 (361.9/100,000 for males and 242.7/100,000 for females). The male to female ratio of 58:42 reflects continued high case-fatality rate of trachea, bronchus and lungs cancer, the leading cancer site in males.
Leading cancer sites in 2009 The five most common cancer sites making up 55% of new male cancer cases involved the trachea, bronchus and lungs (19%), prostate (16%), colon (8%), urinary bladder (6%) and rectum, rectosigmoid and anus (6%). In females, the five most common cancer sites, namely the breast (25%), colon (8%), trachea, bronchus and lungs (7%), uterine body (6%) and rectum, rectosigmoid and anus (5%), accounted for 51% of new cancer cases in females. Combined, colon, rectum, rectosigmoid and anal cancers represented 15% in the male and 13% in the female cancer incidence.
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