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Table 1 Average annual number of deaths, WASRs and YPPLL for the 10 most common male and female cancers, and all cancers, in Ireland (2005 - 2009)

From: The cost of lost productivity due to premature cancer-related mortality: an economic measure of the cancer burden

ICD10

Cancer site

All deaths

% of the total

WASR per 100,000

% of the total

YPPLL

% of the total

Males

C00-97,B21

All cancers

4,276

-

140.0

-

10,873

-

 

Top 10 cancers

3,272

76.5

-

-

7,453

68.5

C15

Oesophagus

218

5.1

7.4

5.3

598

5.5

C16

Stomach

207

4.8

6.8

4.9

550

5.1

C18-21

Colorectal

554

13.0

17.9

12.8

1,211

11.1

C25

Pancreas

217

5.1

7.4

5.3

603

5.5

C33-34

Lung

994

23.4

33.0

23.6

2,089

19.2

C61

Prostate

530

12.4

15.6

11.1

207

1.9

C67

Bladder

121

2.8

3.7

12.6

151

1.4

C70-72

Brain & CNS

150

3.5

5.6

74.0

1,027

9.4

C82-85,C96

Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

132

3.1

4.4

3.1

520

4.8

C91-95

Leukaemia

150

3.5

5.0

3.6

499

4.6

Females

C00-97, B21

All cancers

3,791

-

104.1

-

12,119

-

 

Top 10 cancers

2,860

75.4

-

-

9,595

79.2

C15

Oesophagus

118

3.1

2.8

2.7

178

1.5

C16

Stomach

130

3.4

3.3

3.2

334

2.8

C18-21

Colorectal

401

10.6

10.0

9.6

856

7.1

C25

Pancreas

218

5.8

5.5

5.3

361

3.0

C33-34

Lung

668

17.6

18.6

17.9

1,542

12.7

C50

Breast

679

17.9

20.5

19.7

3,329

27.5

C53-55

Uterus

172

4.5

5.5

5.3

1,126

9.3

C56

Ovary

254

6.7

7.7

7.4

901

7.4

C70-72

Brain & CNS

109

2.9

3.6

3.5

683

5.6

C82-85,C96

Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

111

2.9

2.8

2.7

288

2.4

  1. Bold refer to the sum aggregated totals for ‘all cancers’ and the ‘top 10 cancers’ ranked in Ireland by mortality.