For melanoma, bowel and lung cancer: Number of new cases in the reported year.
For cervical and breast cancer in females: Number of new cases in women in the reported year.
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Definition
Incidence of selected cancers of public health importance.
Indicator Summary
For melanoma, bowel and lung cancer: Total population.
For cervical and breast cancer in females: Total female population.Rates directly age-standardised to the 2001 Australian population.
Analyses by state and territory, remoteness and Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) Index of Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantage (IRSD) are based on postcode and state and residential address at the time of diagnosis.
95% confidence intervals calculated for rates.
Presented as:
- a number
- per 100,000.
2009—Nationally (for each cancer type), by SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantage (IRSD) deciles
2009—State and territory (for each cancer type), by:
- Indigenous status
- remoteness (Australian Standard Geographical Classification Remoteness Structure)
- SEIFA IRSD quintiles
Some disaggregation may result in numbers too small for publication.
Disaggregation for SEIFA and remoteness data are subject to availability of suitable population data.
Calculation rules
- Description
Rates directly age-standardised to the 2001 Australian population.
Analyses by state and territory, remoteness and Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) Index of Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantage (IRSD) are based on postcode and state and residential address at the time of diagnosis.
95% confidence intervals calculated for rates.
Presented as:
- a number
- per 100,000.
For melanoma, bowel and lung cancer: Number of new cases in the reported year.
For cervical and breast cancer in females: Number of new cases in women in the reported year.
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- Data Element
- Patient—diagnosis date (cancer), DDMMYYYY
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- Data Element
- Person—person identifier, XXXXXX[X(14)]
For melanoma, bowel and lung cancer: Total population.
For cervical and breast cancer in females: Total female population.2009—Nationally (for each cancer type), by SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantage (IRSD) deciles
2009—State and territory (for each cancer type), by:
- Indigenous status
- remoteness (Australian Standard Geographical Classification Remoteness Structure)
- SEIFA IRSD quintiles
Some disaggregation may result in numbers too small for publication.
Disaggregation for SEIFA and remoteness data are subject to availability of suitable population data.
References
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