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How Newfoundland and Labrador compares to Canada in causes of death

MortalityHow people in Newfoundland and Labrador die, by cause, compared to Canada. Statistics Canada, Vital Statistics Death Database.

Overview Cancer Malignant neoplasms

Malignant neoplasms

Deaths in Newfoundland and Labrador from malignant neoplasms, compared with Canada. Figures below are for 2024.

1,658 Deaths in NL, 2024 246.6 per 100,000 (age-adjusted)
204.6 Canada rate (age-adjusted) NL is 1.21× the national rate
159 Change vs 2019 +10.6% since 2019

NL vs Canada — age-adjusted rate, 2000 to 2024

0 88 175 263 3502000200420082012201620202024
NL 246.6Canada 204.6

Age-adjusted rate per 100,000 population. The gap between the lines is whether NL is doing better or worse than the national rate, and the shape over time shows whether the gap is growing or shrinking.

Deaths in NL, 2000 to 2024

0 500 1,000 1,500 2,0002000200420082012201620202024
Deaths 1,658

By sex — NL, 2024

SexDeathsRate per 100,000 (age-adjusted)
Male949308.9
Female709197.0

Sub-causes — NL, 2024

CauseDeathsNL rateCanada rate
Malignant neoplasms of trachea, bronchus and lung 381 54.9 46.1
Malignant neoplasms of colon, rectum and anus 213 32.1 21.8
Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue 136 20.4 18.6
Malignant neoplasm of prostate 112 17.7 11.7
Malignant neoplasm of pancreas 88 12.9 14.9
Malignant neoplasm of breast 81 12.5 13.2
Malignant neoplasm of liver and intrahepatic bile ducts 62 8.8 9.0
Malignant neoplasm of stomach 58 8.7 4.6
Leukaemia 56 8.3 7.0
Malignant melanoma of skin 25 3.6 3.1

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