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Cancer: median age, risk of new cases, risk of death and potential years of life lost (YPLL) before age 70 by language region, cancer site, gender and period

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Statistics updated: 10.12.2024
Database status: according to data source
Last modification: new periods
Periodicity: Annual
Reference period: Calendar year
Spatial reference: language regions
Data source: Cause of Death Statistics (status of mortality data at 17.04.2023), National Agency for Cancer Registration (NACR), cantonal cancer registries (status of incidence data at 28.06.2024), Demographic balance by age and canton ESPOP/STATPOP (status of population data at 08.2022) Further information: National Cancer Statistics (NKS) - Fact sheet, NKS Methods (in German or French) Characters used:
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Language region

Switzerland

26 cantons

German-speaking Switzerland

Predominantly German-speaking cantons: ZH, BE, LU, UR, SZ, OW, NW, GL, ZG, SO, BS, BL, SH, AR, AI, SG, GR, AG, TG

French-/Italian-speaking Switzerland

Predominantly French- or Italian-speaking cantons: FR, VD, VS, NE, GE, JU, TI

Indicator

Incidence

All cancer sites except non-melanoma skin cancer (C00-43,C45-97)
Incidence estimate based on the data of the 13 cancer-registries: AG, AI/AR/SG/TG, BE/SO, BL/BS, FR, GE, GL/GR, JU/NE, LU/NW/OW/UR, VD, VS, TI, ZG/ZH/SH/SZ (cf. National Cancer Statistics (NKS) - Methods (in German or French))

Mortality

Mortality computed from the data of all Switzerland (26 cantons)

Measure

Median age

The median age is the age that divides the registered cases into two equal groups (50%) with half of cases below and half above this age at the time of the event (diagnosis, death).

Risk before age 70

The cumulative risk before the age of 70 corresponds to the number of individuals in a given population group who between birth and the age of 70 will be newly diagnosed with or will die from a cancer, in %.

YPLL before age 70

Years of potential life lost (YPLL) refers to the total number of years lost due to deaths occurring before the age of 70, calculated as the sum of the difference between individual's ages at the time of their death and the age of 70. This indicator shows the impact of cancers on premature mortality. Cancers associated with mortality in younger people and/or frequently occurring before the age of 70 lead to a large number of years of potential life lost.