National Healthcare Agreement: P04-Incidence of selected cancers, 2010

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termIndicator
Indicator type:Help on this termIndicator
Short name:Help on this termIncidence of selected cancers, 2010
METEOR identifier:Help on this term393532
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Health, Superseded 08/06/2011
Description:Help on this termIncidence of selected cancers of public health importance.
Indicator set:Help on this termNational Healthcare Agreement (2010)
Health, Superseded 08/06/2011
Outcome area:Help on this termPrevention
Health, Standard 07/07/2010
Quality statement:Help on this termNational Healthcare Agreement: P04-Incidence of selected cancers, 2010 QS Health, Superseded 08/06/2011

Collection and usage attributes

Computation description:Help on this termSelected cancers of public health importance are: melanoma of the skin, bowel cancer, lung cancer, cervical cancer and breast cancer diagnosed in females.

For melanoma, bowel cancer and lung cancer, the numerator is the number of new primary cases diagnosed in the Australian population in the reported year. The denominator is the total Australian population for the same year.

For cervical and breast cancer in females, the numerator is the number of new primary cases diagnosed in the Australian female population in the reported year. The denominator is the total Australian female population for the same year.

Calculation is 100,000 × (Numerator ÷ Denominator), calculated separately for each type of cancer, presented as a rate per 100,000 and age-standardised to the Australian population as at 30 June 2001, using 5-year age groups from 0-4 years to 85+ years. Indigenous disaggregations were standardised using 0-4 years to 75+ years due to small populations at older ages in some jurisdictions.

Rates are directly age-standardised to the Australian population as at 30 June 2001.
Computation:Help on this term100,000 × (Numerator ÷ Denominator)

Calculated separately for each type of cancer.

Presented per 100,000 population.
Numerator:Help on this termFor melanoma, bowel and lung cancer: Number of new cases diagnosed in the reported year
For cervical and breast cancer in females: Number of new cases diagnosed in females in the reported year
Numerator data elements:Help on this term
Data Element / Data Set

Patient—diagnosis date (cancer), DDMMYYYY

Data Source

Australian Cancer Database

Guide for use

Data source: Administrative by-product data

Data Element / Data Set

Person—person identifier, XXXXXX[X(14)]

Data Source

Australian Cancer Database

Guide for use

Data source: Administrative by-product data

Data Element / Data Set

Episode of care—additional diagnosis, code (ICD-10-AM 7th edn) ANN{.N[N]}

Data Source

Australian Cancer Database

Guide for use

Data source: Administrative by-product data

Data Element / Data Set

Episode of care—principal diagnosis, code (ICD-10-AM 7th edn) ANN{.N[N]}

Data Source

Australian Cancer Database

Guide for use

Data source: Administrative by-product data

Denominator:Help on this termFor melanoma, bowel and lung cancer: Total population
For cervical and breast cancer in females: Total female population
Denominator data elements:Help on this term
Data Element / Data Set

Data Element

Person—estimated resident population of Australia

Data Source

ABS Estimated resident population (total population)

Guide for use

Data source type: Census-based plus administrative by-product data

Data Element / Data Set

Data Element

Person—estimated resident population of Australia

Data Source

ABS Indigenous experimental estimates and projections (2001 Census-based)

Guide for use

Data source type: Census-based plus administrative by-product data

Data Element / Data Set

Person—sex, code N

Data Source

ABS Estimated resident population (total population)

Guide for use

Data source type: Census-based plus administrative by-product data

Data Element / Data Set

Person—sex, code N

Data Source

ABS Indigenous experimental estimates and projections (2001 Census-based)

Guide for use

Data source type: Census-based plus administrative by-product data

Disaggregation data elements:Help on this term
Data Element / Data Set

Person (address)—Australian postcode, code (Postcode datafile) {NNNN}

Data Source

Australian Cancer Database

Guide for use

Data source: Administrative by-product data
Used for disaggregation by state/territroy, remoteness area and SEIFA of residence

Data Element / Data Set

Person—Indigenous status, code N

Data Source

Australian Cancer Database

Guide for use

Data source: Administrative by-product data

Comments:Help on this termSpecified disaggregation: Nationally and by state/territory: sex, Indigenous status, remoteness area and SEIFA of residence.

Available disaggregation: Nationally and by state/territory: Indigenous status, remoteness area and SEIFA of residence.

Data for 2007 will be available in 2011.

Most recent data available for 2010 CRC baseline report: 2006.

Representational attributes

Representation class:Help on this termIncidence
Data type:Help on this termReal
Unit of measure:Help on this termDisease type
Format:Help on this termN[NN].N

Indicator conceptual framework

Framework and dimensions:Help on this termHealth conditions

Data source attributes

Data sources:Help on this term
Data Source

ABS Estimated resident population (total population)

Frequency

Quarterly

Quality statement

ABS Estimated resident population (total population), QS

Data custodian

Australian Bureau of Statistics

Data Source

Australian Cancer Database

Frequency

Annual

Data custodian

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Data Source

ABS Indigenous experimental estimates and projections (2001 Census-based)

Frequency

Periodic

Quality statement

ABS Indigenous experimental estimates and projections, QS

Data custodian

Australian Bureau of Statistics

Accountability attributes

Reporting requirements:Help on this termNational Healthcare Agreement
Organisation responsible for providing data:Help on this termAustralian Institute of Health and Welfare
Further data development / collection required:Help on this termSpecification: Long-term
The quality of Indigenous identification varies by jurisdiction and will require improvement to enable robust reporting.
Other issues caveats:Help on this termThe quality of Indigenous identification varies between jurisdictions. National disaggregation by Indigenous status is based on jurisdictions with adequate data quality.

Remoteness area and SEIFA of residence are based on postcode of residential address at the time of diagnosis.

Disaggregation by Indigenous status, remoteness area and SEIFA of residence within individual states/territories is subject to data quality considerations.

Some disaggregations could result in numbers too small for publication.

Source and reference attributes

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
See also National Healthcare Agreement: P10-Breast cancer screening rates, 2010
  • Health, Superseded 08/06/2011
See also National Healthcare Agreement: P11-Cervical screening rates, 2010
  • Health, Superseded 08/06/2011
See also National Healthcare Agreement: P12-Bowel cancer screening rates, 2010
  • Health, Superseded 08/06/2011
Has been superseded by National Healthcare Agreement: PI 04-Incidence of selected cancers, 2011
  • Health, Superseded 30/10/2011