Table 1 Age adjusted incidence and mortality rates, and 5-year Relative Survival Ratio (RSR) of all prostate cancers from 1968 to 2002, aged 20 and above for all residents, Chinese, Malays and Indians
| Â | Period | Incidence Rate (per 100,000) | Mortality Rate (per 100,000) | Relative Survival Ratio (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Total | Rate (95% CI) | Total | Rate (95% CI) | N* | Ratio (95% CI) |
All | 1968–1972 | 94 | 6.7 (5.3–8.4) | 23 | 1.6 (0.9–2.4) | - | - |
|  | 1973–1977 | 143 | 8.6 (7.1–10.2) | 35 | 2.0 (1.4–2.9) | 31.7 | 48.1 (34.6–62.5) |
|  | 1978–1982 | 239 | 11.3 (9.8–12.9) | 69 | 3.4 (2.6–4.3) | 57.4 | 53.0 (43.4–62.8) |
|  | 1983–1987 | 356 | 13.8 (12.4–15.4) | 106 | 4.1 (3.3–5.0) | 94.8 | 49.7 (41.7–57.8) |
|  | 1988–1992 | 527 | 16.3 (14.9–17.7) | 187 | 5.7 (4.9–6.6) | 155.7 | 55.8 (49.1–62.6) |
|  | 1993–1997 | 903 | 23.2 (21.7–24.8) | 303 | 7.7 (6.9–8.7) | 214.9 | 53.5 (48.1–59.0) |
|  | 1998–2002 | 1351 | 29.2 (27.6–30.8) | 434 | 9.3 (8.5–10.3) | 394.5 | 60.9 (56.6–65.1) |
Chinese | 1968–1972 | 74 | 6.4 (4.9–8.2) | 18 | 1.5 (0.8–2.5) | - | - |
|  | 1973–1977 | 104 | 7.7 (6.2–9.4) | 30 | 2.2 (1.4–3.2) | 22.8 | 36.5 (23.3–51.5) |
|  | 1978–1982 | 179 | 10.5 (9.0–12.2) | 52 | 3.1 (2.3–4.1) | 37.6 | 46.6 (35.9–57.8) |
|  | 1983–1987 | 257 | 12.7 (11.2–14.4) | 75 | 3.6 (2.8–4.6) | 65.1 | 46.8 (37.6–56.5) |
|  | 1988–1992 | 411 | 16.3 (14.7–17.9) | 148 | 5.6 (4.7–6.6) | 111.8 | 58.8 (50.9–66.6) |
|  | 1993–1997 | 718 | 24.1 (22.3–25.9) | 239 | 7.8 (6.8–8.8) | 167.4 | 53.0 (46.8–59.2) |
|  | 1998–2002 | 1091 | 30.9 (29.1–32.8) | 342 | 9.6 (8.6–10.7) | 306.4 | 61.7 (56.8–66.5) |
Malays | 1968–1972 | 9 | 7.2 (3.1–14.2) | 2 | 1.2 (0.1–4.5) |  |  |
|  | 1973–1977 | 19 | 11.4 (6.5–18.6) | 2 | 0.9 (0.1–3.7) | 3.7 | 78.1 (28.7–125.1) |
|  | 1978–1982 | 25 | 11.6 (7.3–17.5) | 7 | 2.9 (1–6.4) | 8.4 | 69.1 (40.3–97.2) |
|  | 1983–1987 | 45 | 15.5 (11.2–21.0) | 13 | 4.5 (2.4–7.9) | 14.7 | 51 (30.3–73) |
|  | 1988–1992 | 54 | 14.9 (11.1–19.6) | 22 | 6.4 (3.9–9.7) | 19.6 | 26.3 (14.2–42) |
|  | 1993–1997 | 90 | 21.3 (17.1–26.2) | 41 | 10.4 (7.4–14.1) | 16.0 | 35.9 (21.5–52.4) |
|  | 1998–2002 | 137 | 26.8 (22.4–31.8) | 51 | 10.0 (7.4–13.3) | 30.5 | 64.1 (50–77.4) |
Indians | 1968–1972 | 7 | 4.9 (1.6–11.3) | 2 | 1.7 (0.1–7.9) |  |  |
|  | 1973–1977 | 16 | 11.6 (5.7–21.1) | 3 | 2.0 (0.4–5.8) | 1.0 | 31.7 (4.7–75.8) |
|  | 1978–1982 | 26 | 15.3 (9.6–23.3) | 5 | 3.1 (0.9–7.5) | 6.1 | 67.5 (35.9–95.0) |
|  | 1983–1987 | 41 | 16.6 (11.7–22.8) | 13 | 6.2 (3.0–11.1) | 14.2 | 63.5 (43.1–83.1) |
|  | 1988–1992 | 42 | 13.4 (9.5–18.5) | 11 | 4.8 (2.3–9.0) | 20.6 | 59.1 (39.7–78.2) |
|  | 1993–1997 | 65 | 16.3 (12.4–20.9) | 13 | 3.3 (1.7–5.8) | 23.2 | 86.6 (67.0–102.8) |
|  | 1998–2002 | 84 | 18.6 (14.6–23.3) | 29 | 6.0 (3.9–8.7) | 35.3 | 44.5 (32.4–57.0) |