Prostate Cancer in South Africa: Pathology Based National Cancer Registry Data (1986–2006) and Mortality Rates (1997–2009)
Table 2
South African pathology based National Cancer Registry summary statistics for prostate cancer years 1986–2005 by population group.
Life time risk (0–74) (LR)
Age standardised rates (ASR)
Proportion (%)
All
Black
White
Coloured
Asian
All
Black
White
Coloured
Asian
All
Black
White
Coloured
Asian
1986
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
16.8
10.7
30.6
19.9
15.9
7.37
8.15
6.56
9.43
8.82
1987
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
18.2
12.0
34.4
13.1
17.3
9.18
10.07
8.47
8.99
12.98
1988
1 in 44
1 in 52
1 in 32
1 in 38
1 in 173
19.1
14.4
27.1
23.0
6.5
7.68
8.00
7.11
9.12
4.56
1989
1 in 39
1 in 64
1 in 21
1 in 40
1 in 52
22.3
13.0
43.3
22.8
14.3
8.14
8.21
8.26
9.51
7.34
1990-1991*
1 in 32
1 in 49
1 in 19
1 in 29
1 in 60
24.8
15.4
43.3
26.8
13.5
8.68
8.80
8.46
11.23
4.21
1992
1 in 33
1 in 58
1 in 20
1 in 35
1 in 67
24.1
12.9
39.3
25.6
11.7
9.36
9.00
8.97
12.11
10.02
1993–1995*
1 in 31
1 in 61
1 in 14
1 in 50
1 in 47
25.5
13.0
58.0
15.8
17.6
10.91
10.43
10.86
12.23
8.23
1996†
1 in 31
1 in 50
1 in 18
1 in 39
27.1
17.2
45.7
18.9
11.10
11.48
10.97
8.86
1997†
1 in 24
1 in 47
1 in 23
1 in 29
34.6
19.1
37.9
32.4
12.59
12.49
7.91
12.99
1998
1 in 22
1 in 42
1 in 10
1 in 17
1 in 46
37.6
20.6
78.5
47.1
20.4
14.14
13.41
14.59
15.88
11.09
1999
1 in 24
1 in 39
1 in 19
1 in 50
1 in 39
34.1
18.3
48.0
17.2
18.3
13.12
10.85
14.66
12.42
10.85
2000
1 in 24
1 in 47
1 in 11
1 in 15
1 in 38
33.5
17.6
70.4
54.4
23.0
14.01
14.45
13.62
14.96
12.01
2001
1 in 23
1 in 48
1 in 11
1 in 14
1 in 34
34.3
17.2
73.4
56.1
22.9
13.80
13.97
13.41
15.17
13.27
2002
1 in 23
1 in 46
1 in 11
1 in 15
1 in 44
35.3
18.5
74.7
55.1
22.2
15.35
15.70
14.85
16.98
14.30
2003
1 in 24
1 in 49
1 in 11
1 in 17
1 in 42
33.4
16.7
73.5
50.4
18.2
14.87
15.44
14.48
15.83
12.82
2004
1 in 23
1 in 48
1 in 10
1 in 13
1 in 34
34.4
16.6
77.1
60.9
23.2
15.63
16.04
15.10
17.03
15.28
2005
1 in 24
1 in 48
1 in 14
1 in 16
1 in 35
33.7
18.2
70.5
48.4
23.0
16.84
17.12
16.92
16.70
15.46
2006
1 in 27
1 in 52
1 in 12
1 in 18
1 in 43
30.8
17.6
65.4
45.5
18.8
17.28
17.87
16.94
17.61
13.81
Summary statistics for the years 1990-1991 (2 years) together, 1993–1995 (3 years) together, and †white and coloured population groups were pooled. NR: not reported. Asian is the Asian/Indian population group.
