Community Dashboard: Cancer incidence rate per 100,000 population
Current
578.1
Previous
531.8
Preferred trend
Decrease
Reporting date
Dec. 31, 2018
Rationale and analysis
How we measure this data
As overseen by Niagara Region Public Health.
Progress and advancements
The cancer incidence increasd from 2016 to 2018 and still remains higher than the provincia incidence rate, 543, per 100,000 population.
About this indicator
Cancer is a group of diseases that happen when abnormal cells in the body divide and spread without control.
The rate at which new cancers are diagnosed (incidence rate) per 100,000 of the Niagara population.
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