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About the Cancer web tool

This web tool presents data about primary cancer diagnoses and deaths registered where cancer was recorded as the underlying cause of death. The web tool allows you to examine summarised data through interactive visualisations and view data about cancer registrations and deaths by demographics such as age, ethnic groups, gender, and location. 

The web tool is updated annually.

Key findings

Cancer registrations, 2022

In 2022, there were 28,275 new cancer registrations in Aotearoa New Zealand, with an overall age standardised rate of 338.6 registrations per 100,000 population.

 

The rate of cancers has stayed stable over the last 10 years, while the total number of registrations has been steadily increasing with an increasing population.

 

Cancer registrations - by ethnicity

Māori tend to have higher cancer registration rates than non-Māori. In 2022, the rate of Māori cancer registrations was 1.2 times that of non-Māori.

 

People of Asian ethnicities tend to have lower cancer registration rates than other ethnicities.

 

Cancer registrations - by common cancer

In 2022, cancer registration numbers for males were the highest in the following cancer types: Prostate (4334 registrations), Colorectal (1849 registrations) and Melanoma (1668 registrations). Cancer registration numbers for females were the highest in the following cancer types: Breast (3660 registrations), Colorectal (1696 registrations) and Melanoma (1427 registrations).

 

Cancer deaths, 2022

Mortality data for 2022 is preliminary, therefore these key findings are subject to change with future releases of this publication as updated mortality data becomes available.

 

In 2022, there were 10,536 cancer deaths in Aotearoa New Zealand, with an overall age standardised death rate of 108 deaths per 100,000 population.

 

The rate of deaths from cancer has been slowly declining over the past 10 years, while the total number of deaths has been slowly increasing, with a growing population.

 

Cancer deaths- by ethnicity

Māori tend to have higher cancer death rates than non-Māori. In 2022, the rate of Māori cancer deaths was 1.7 times that of non-Māori.

 

Māori and Pacific populations tend to have higher cancer death rates than other ethnicities, while people of Asian ethnicities tend to have lower cancer death rates than other ethnicities.

 

Cancer deaths- common cancers by deprivation

In 2022, the rate of deaths for some common cancer types was higher for those living in more the deprived areas (Deprivation quintile 5 = most deprived, vs quintile 1 = least deprived). This is particularly evident in the rate of lung cancer.

Disclaimer

This web tool presents data to the latest year for which data is available for publication.

We have quality checked the collection, extraction, and reporting of the data presented here. However, errors can occur.

Contact us through the Data Services team at Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora if you have any concerns regarding any of the data or analyses presented here.

We make no warranty, expressed or implied, nor assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, correctness or use of the information or data in this tool.