Prevalence and Incidence of Pancreatic cancer

About prevalence and incidence statistics: The term 'prevalence' of Pancreatic cancer usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Pancreatic cancer at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Pancreatic cancer refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Pancreatic cancer diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.

Incidence (annual) of Pancreatic cancer: 30,300 annual cases (SEER 2002 estimate)
Incidence Rate: approx 1 in 8,976 or 0.01% or 30,300 people in USA [about data]
Lifetime risk for Pancreatic cancer: 1 in 195 women and 1 in 36 men will develop pancreatic cancer during their lifetime in Australia 2000 (AIHW and AACR, AIHW National Mortality Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
Incidence of Pancreatic cancer: In the United States, cancer of the pancreas is diagnosed in more than 29,000 people every year.¹

Prevelance statistics about Pancreatic cancer: The following statistics relate to the prevalence of Pancreatic cancer:

1 in 195 women will develop pancreatic cancer during their lifetime in Australia 2000 (AIHW and AACR, AIHW National Mortality Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
1 in 36 men will develop pancreatic cancer during their lifetime in Australia 2000 (AIHW and AACR, AIHW National Mortality Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)

Incidence statistics about Pancreatic cancer: The following statistics relate to the incidence of Pancreatic cancer:

31,860 new cases for pancreatic cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
15,740 new male cases for pancreatic cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
16,120 new female cases for pancreatic cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
1,600 new cases of pancreatic cancer in men in Canada 2004 (Canadian Cancer Statistics, National Cancer Institute of Canada, 2004)
1,700 new cases of pancreatic cancer in women in Canada 2004 (Canadian Cancer Statistics, National Cancer Institute of Canada, 2004)
10 per 100,000 new cases of pancreatic cancer in men in Canada 2004 (Canadian Cancer Statistics, National Cancer Institute of Canada, 2004)
8 per 100,000 new cases of pancreatic cancer in women in Canada 2004 (Canadian Cancer Statistics, National Cancer Institute of Canada, 2004)
Incidence statistics by state in Australia for males:
- 10.7 new male cases of pancreatic cancer occurred per 100,000 population in New South Wales 2000 (AIHW & AACR 2003, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 11.7 new male cases of pancreatic cancer occurred per 100,000 population in Victoria 2000 (AIHW & AACR 2003, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 11.3 new male cases of pancreatic cancer occurred per 100,000 population in Queensland 2000 (AIHW & AACR 2003, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 10.6 new male cases of pancreatic cancer occurred per 100,000 population in Western Australia 2000 (AIHW & AACR 2003, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 11.4 new male cases of pancreatic cancer occurred per 100,000 population in South Australia 2000 (AIHW & AACR 2003, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 10.2 new male cases of pancreatic cancer occurred per 100,000 population in Tasmania 2000 (AIHW & AACR 2003, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 10.8 new male cases of pancreatic cancer occurred per 100,000 population in Australian Capital Territory 2000 (AIHW & AACR 2003, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 9.8 new male cases of pancreatic cancer occurred per 100,000 population in Northern Territory 2000 (AIHW & AACR 2003, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
Incidence statistics by state in Australia for females:
- 8.6 new female cases of pancreatic cancer occurred per 100,000 population in New South Wales 2000 (AIHW & AACR 2003, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 8.7 new female cases of pancreatic cancer occurred per 100,000 population in Victoria 2000 (AIHW & AACR 2003, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 8.4 new female cases of pancreatic cancer occurred per 100,000 population in Queensland 2000 (AIHW & AACR 2003, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 9.2 new female cases of pancreatic cancer occurred per 100,000 population in Western Australia 2000 (AIHW & AACR 2003, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 8.1 new female cases of pancreatic cancer occurred per 100,000 population in South Australia 2000 (AIHW & AACR 2003, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 10.8 new female cases of pancreatic cancer occurred per 100,000 population in Tasmania 2000 (AIHW & AACR 2003, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 9.1 new female cases of pancreatic cancer occurred per 100,000 population in Australian Capital Territory 2000 (AIHW & AACR 2003, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 12.9 new female cases of pancreatic cancer occurred per 100,000 population in Northern Territory 2000 (AIHW & AACR 2003, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
896 new cases of pancreatic cancer occurred in women in Australia 2000 (AIHW and AACR, AIHW National Mortality Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
Pancreatic cancer accounted for 2.3% of all new cases of female cancer in Australia 2000 (AIHW and AACR, AIHW National Mortality Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
Pancreatic cancer accounted for 8.4 new female cases per 100,000 population in Australia 2000 (AIHW and AACR, AIHW National Mortality Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
912 new cases of pancreatic cancer occurred in men in Australia 2000 (AIHW and AACR, AIHW National Mortality Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
Pancreatic cancer accounted for 2% of all new cases of male cancer in Australia 2000 (AIHW and AACR, AIHW National Mortality Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
Pancreatic cancer accounted for 10.9 new male cases per 100,000 population in Australia 2000 (AIHW and AACR, AIHW National Mortality Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)

Footnotes:
1. excerpt from What You Need To Know About Cancer of the Pancreas: NCI

Last revision: June 5, 2003

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