The probability of surviving 5 years in people with cancer is divided by the probability of surviving 5 years in the general population (matched on age, sex and calendar year).

Analysis will be undertaken using the ‘period’ method of calculation. See Cancer survival and prevalence in Australia: period estimates from 1982 to 2010.

Presented as a percentage.

100 x (Numerator ÷ Denominator)

Probability of surviving for 5 years in the people diagnosed with cancer.

Probability of surviving for 5 years in the general population

2012–16 and 2013–17 — Nationally, by:

• sex: males, females and persons
• cancer type: bowel cancer, lung cancer, melanoma, female breast cancer, cervical cancer and all cancers combined.

'All cancers combined' comprises ICD-10 (2016 version) codes C00–C97, D45–D46, D47.1 and D47.3–D47.5, except basal and squamous cell carcinomas of the skin (part of C44). The ICD-10 codes for the other cancer types are as follows: bowel cancer C18–C20, lung cancer C33–C34, melanoma of the skin C43, female breast cancer C50 and cervical cancer C53.

Most recent data available for 2021 National Healthcare Agreement performance reporting: 2013–17.

N[NN].N

National Healthcare Agreement

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Specification: Final, the measure meets the intention of the indicator.

AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) 2012. Cancer survival and prevalence in Australia: period estimates from 1982 to 2010. Cancer series no. 69. Cat. no. CAN 65. Canberra: AIHW. Viewed 7 November 2019,
https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/cancer/cancer-survival-and-prevalence-in-australia-perio/contents/table-of-contents.