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Cardiovascular and cancer mortality among Canadians of European, south Asian and Chinese origin from 1979 to 1993: an analysis of 1.2 million deaths
| Table 2: Numbers of deaths and age-standardized death rates per 100 000 for cancer by ethnicity and sex |
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Ethnic group |
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European origin |
South Asian origin |
Chinese origin |
Other immigrants |
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| Sex; type of cancer |
No of. deaths |
Death rate |
(and 95% CI) |
No. of deaths |
Death rate |
(and 95% CI) |
No. of deaths |
Death rate |
(95% CI) |
No. of deaths |
Death rate |
(95% CI) |
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| Men |
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| All cancer |
184 731 |
343.6 |
(342.1,345.1) |
647 |
122.3 |
(112.3,132.3) |
2 412 |
258.1 |
(247.8,268.4) |
60 913 |
356.1 |
(353.3,359.1) |
| Lung |
69 259 |
129.5 |
(128.6,130,5) |
115 |
22.1 |
(17.8,26.4) |
671 |
74.0 |
(68.4,79.6) |
21 823 |
127.3 |
(125.6,129.1) |
| Esophagus |
6 444 |
9.7 |
(9,4,10.0) |
24 |
4.8 |
(2.8,6.9) |
78 |
8.6 |
(6.7,10.5) |
1 504 |
8.8 |
(8.3,9,2) |
| Stomach |
11 210 |
14.7 |
(14.4,15.0) |
34 |
6.3 |
(4.0,8.6) |
157 |
16.8 |
(14.1,19.4) |
4 224 |
24.6 |
(23.9,25.4) |
| Colorectum |
19 649 |
36.8 |
(36.3,37.3) |
45 |
8.3 |
(5.7,10.9) |
240 |
26.1 |
(22.8,29.4) |
6 078 |
35.6 |
(34.6,36.5) |
| Liver |
4 029 |
5.3 |
(5.1,5.5) |
29 |
4.9 |
(3.0,6.9) |
418 |
43.4 |
(39.2,47.6) |
1 280 |
7.5 |
(7.1,7.9) |
| Pancreas |
11 320 |
17.6 |
(17.2,18.0) |
47 |
9.0v |
(6.3,11.8) |
100v |
10.9 |
(8.8,13.1) |
3 487 |
20.3 |
(19.6,21.0) |
| Nasopharynx |
542 |
0.7 |
(0.5,0.7) |
4 |
0.4 |
(0,0.7) |
157 |
14.6 |
(12.3,17.0) |
181 |
1.0 |
(0.9,1,2) |
| Prostate |
12 178 |
23.2 |
(22.7,23.6) |
39 |
9.9 |
(6.8,13.0) |
51 |
5.9 |
(4.3,7.5) |
3 761 |
22.4 |
(21.6,23.2) |
| Other cancer |
50 100 |
105.9 |
(104.9,106.7) |
310 |
56.5 |
(49.7,63.2) |
540 |
57.5 |
(52.6,62.4) |
18 575 |
108.6 |
(107.0,110.2) |
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Women |
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| All cancer |
144 905 |
236.2 |
(235.0,237.4) |
744 |
131.3 |
(121.6,141.0) |
1 773 |
161.6 |
(154.1,169.1) |
45 222 |
247.4 |
(245.0,249.8) |
| Lung |
28 923 |
47.6 |
(47.0,48.1) |
47 |
9.4 |
(6.6,12.1) |
345 |
31.9 |
(28.6,35.3) |
7 275 |
39.5 |
(38.5,40.4) |
| Esophagus |
1 886 |
2.3 |
(2.2,2.5) |
31 |
5.7 |
(3.6,7.8) |
15 |
1.4 |
(0.7,2.1) |
480 |
2.6 |
(2.3,2.8) |
| Stomach |
5 520 |
6.2 |
(6.0,6.4) |
26 |
4.7 |
(2.8,6.6) |
108 |
9.6 |
(7.8,11.4) |
1 957 |
10.6 |
(10.1,11.1) |
| Colorectum |
15 706 |
25.6 |
(25.2,26.0) |
27 |
4.8 |
(2.9,6.6) |
199 |
18.3 |
(15.7,20.9) |
4 824 |
26.2 |
(25.4,27.0) |
| Liver |
2 174 |
2.4 |
(2.3,2.6) |
16 |
3.4 |
(1.7,5.1) |
106 |
9.7 |
(7.8,11.5) |
663 |
3.6 |
(3.3,3.9) |
| Pancreas |
8 831 |
11.4 |
(11.1,11.6) |
39 |
8.0 |
(5.4,10.6) |
86 |
8.0 |
(6.3,9.7) |
2 367 |
12.8 |
(12.2,13.3) |
| Nasopharynx |
210 |
0.2 |
(0.2,0.3) |
1 |
0.1 |
(0,0.3) |
60 |
5.2 |
(3.9,6.5) |
71 |
0.4 |
(0.3,0.5) |
| Breast |
32 833 |
53.8 |
(53.2,54.4) |
213 |
32.5 |
(28.0,37.0) |
238 |
21.2 |
(18.4,23.9) |
10 532 |
58.5 |
(57.4,59.7) |
| Uterus |
4 330 |
5.6 |
(5.4,5.8) |
39 |
7.0 |
(4.7,9.3) |
72 |
6.5 |
(5.0,8.0) |
990 |
5.5 |
(5.1,5.9) |
| Ovary |
10 919 |
14.4 |
(14.1,14.7) |
69 |
12.2 |
(9.3,15.2) |
82 |
7.3 |
(5.7,8.9) |
3 022 |
16.6 |
(15.9,17.1) |
| Other cancer |
33 573 |
66.8 |
(66.2,67.5) |
236 |
43.5 |
(37.8,49.1) |
462 |
42.4 |
(38.6,46.3) |
13 041 |
71.1 |
(69.8,72.4) |
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