Diseases and physical health conditions

Key indicators

Changing any selection will automatically update the page content.

Selected geographical area: Canada

Skip to filters. View results.
View results

Filter results by

Search Help
Currently selected filters that can be removed
Remove Remove "Vital Statistics - Death Database" filter
Clear all

Keyword(s)

Type

3 facets displayed. 0 facets selected.

Geography

2 facets displayed. 0 facets selected.

Survey or statistical program

5 facets displayed. 1 facets selected.

Content

1 facets displayed. 0 facets selected.
Sort Help
entries

Results

All (47)

All (47) (0 to 10 of 47 results)

Data (23)

Data (23) (0 to 10 of 23 results)

Analysis (24)

Analysis (24) (0 to 10 of 24 results)

  • 1. Are “immortals” an issue for survival estimates derived from Canadian Cancer Registry data?
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X202301200002
    Description: The validity of survival estimates from cancer registry data depends, in part, on the identification of the deaths of deceased cancer patients. People whose deaths are missed seemingly live on forever and are informally referred to as “immortals”, and their presence in registry data can result in inflated survival estimates. This study assesses the issue of immortals in the Canadian Cancer Registry (CCR) using a recently proposed method that compares the survival of long-term survivors of cancers for which “statistical” cure has been reported with that of similar people from the general population.
    Release date: 2023-12-20
  • 2. Lifetime probability of developing cancer and dying from cancer in Canada, 1997 to 2020
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X202300900002
    Description: According to recent Canadian estimates, over two in five Canadians will likely develop cancer in their lifetime, and one in four is expected to die of it. The lifetime probabilities of developing cancer and dying from cancer are useful summary statistics that describe the impact of cancer within a population. However, there is little information on how lifetime probabilities of developing cancer and dying from cancer have changed over time. This study aims to present detailed lifetime probabilities of developing cancer and dying from cancer by sex and cancer type, and to describe changes in these lifetime probabilities over time among the Canadian population.
    Release date: 2023-09-20
  • 3. Short-term cancer prevalence in Canada, 2018
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X202200300002
    Description:

    This study presents detailed tumour-based cancer prevalence estimates in Canada by sex, age group, cancer type and prevalence duration as of January 1, 2018.

    Release date: 2022-03-16
  • 4. Do cancer incidence and mortality rates differ among ethnicities in Canada?
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X202100800001
    Description:

    Cancer incidence rates have been shown to vary by ethnicity, and the increasing awareness of and interest in reporting ethnic health inequalities have been growing internationally. The objective of this study was to assess cancer incidence and mortality rates by ethnicity in Canada. The study used the 2006 Canadian Census Health and Environment Cohort, linked to the Canadian Cancer Registry and the Canadian Vital Statistics-Death Database, to determine cancer cases and mortality from 2006 to 2016. Ethnicity was categorized as non-Indigenous North American (NINA); European; Caribbean; Latin, Central and South American (LCSA); African; East Asian; South Asian; and West Central Asian and Middle Eastern.

    Release date: 2021-08-18
  • 5. Trends in paediatric cancer survival in Canada, 1992 to 2017
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X202100200001
    Description:

    This study describes survival, improvement in survival over time and conditional survival for paediatric cancer patients in Canada.

    Release date: 2021-02-17
  • 6. COVID-19 death comorbidities in Canada Archived
    Stats in brief: 45-28-0001202000100087
    Description:

    Using the latest data from the Vital Statistics - Death Database, this article presents information about the most common comorbid conditions in COVID-19 deaths, as well as the extent to which these conditions differ by age groups. Comorbidities are defined as chronic and acute conditions, diseases, disorders, and complications appearing on the medical certificate of cause of death where COVID-19 was involved in the death.

    Release date: 2020-11-16
  • 7. Lung Cancer in Canada, 2000 to 2016 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2019030
    Description:

    This infographic presents a gender-based analysis of lung cancer in Canada by examining incidence, stage at diagnosis, survival and mortality by sex. The data are drawn from the Canadian Cancer Registry (CCR) and the Canadian Vital Statistics Deaths Database (CVSD).

    Release date: 2019-06-03
  • 8. Recent trends in prostate cancer in Canada Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X201900400002
    Description:

    Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer in Canadian men. This study reports on trends in prostate cancer incidence, mortality, and stage at diagnosis in Canada from 1992 to 2015. It builds on previous Statistics Canada work by providing an up-to-date and in-depth analysis of trends in prostate cancer incidence, mortality and stage at diagnosis over time and by age group, including the impact of the updated (2014) Canadian prostate cancer screening guidelines. Data are from Statistics Canada's Canadian Cancer Registry and the Canadian Vital Statistics - Death Database Statistics Canada.

    Release date: 2019-04-17
  • 9. Multiple sclerosis: Prevalence and impact Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X201800154902
    Description:

    This study examines the prevalence of multiple sclerosis and its impact on Canadians in private households and in long-term care facilities.

    Release date: 2018-01-17
  • 10. Study: Updating the standard population and its effect on cancer incidence and mortality rates 1992 to 2012 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X201629414801
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2016-10-20
Reference (0)

Reference (0) (0 results)

No content available at this time.

Report a problem or mistake on this page
Date modified:

Search help

How do I use the filters and the search box?

  • You can initiate a search by entering keywords or selecting filters (e.g., under Subject, Geography, etc.) on the left side of the page.

  • Filters can be used together or in any combination. Each time you select a filter, the results on the page are updated.

  • To start a new search, click on the Clear all button above the search box or deselect each filter.

  • Specified keywords and filters appear above the search box. You can deselect any or all the tags to refine or clear your search.

How do I refine my search?

  • You can enter keywords in the search box. It is not necessary to use “+” or “, “ or “AND”.

  • You can delete some or all of the keywords from your search string.

  • Quotes around keywords limit the search to a specific phrase.

    • For example, “labour force survey” will limit results to products containing this phrase.

  • Use “or” between keywords to obtain results that contain one or more search terms.

    • For example, labour or­ force or survey will limit results to products containing any or all of these words.

How does the search work?

  • This search looks for results that have your query term in the title, description, subject, geography, product number or other information about the product.

    • For example, when searching the term ‘Diseases’, all results with the word ‘Diseases’ in the title, description or tagged the subject appear.

  • The text within an article or publication are not searched. For full text searching of articles, use the site search.

Sort help

How are the results ordered?

The Sort by feature provides three options:

  • By date – sorts results by product release date starting with the most recent.
  • By relevance is only needed or beneficial when you use the search box and submit a search query. Results are ordered by a combination of where the search term appears in the content, e.g., if it appears in the title, it likely means the product is more relevant to your search; how up to date or new the content in the product is; how popular the product is; and other factors.
  • By title – sorts results alphabetically.

Sort help

How are the results ordered?

The Sort by feature provides four options:

  • By date – sorts results by product release date starting with the most recent.
  • By most popular – gives priority to results that are most frequently selected by users, followed by the most recent.
  • By relevance is only needed or beneficial when you use the search box and submit a search query. Results are ordered by a combination of where the search term appears in the content, e.g., if it appears in the title, it likely means the product is more relevant to your search; how up to date or new the content in the product is; how popular the product is; and other factors.
  • By title – sorts results alphabetically.