- In 2023, 6,950 inpatient discharges and deaths were related to the malignant neoplasm of prostate, commonly known as prostate cancer, which accounted for 2.6% of hospitalisation due to all types of cancers.
Figure 1. Number of In-patient Discharges and Deaths due to Prostate Cancer, 1993-2023
- In 2023, 522 persons died from prostate cancer, accounting for 3.5% of all cancer deaths. The crude death rate for male was 15.2 per 100,000 male population.
Figure 2. Number of Deaths and Crude Death Rate due to Prostate Cancer, 1981-2023
- In the years between 1979 and 2023, there was a general increasing trend in age-standardised death rate due to prostate cancer.
Figure 3. Age-standardised Death Rate due to Prostate Cancer, 1979-2023
- In 2023, the age-specific death rates due to prostate cancer increased markedly after age 65.
Figure 4. Age-specific Death Rate due to Prostate Cancer, 2023
Note(s):
Classification of diseases and causes of death is based on the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD) 10th Revision from 2001 onwards. Figures from 2001 onwards may not be comparable with figures for previous years which were compiled based on the ICD 9th Revision.
Prostate cancer corresponds to codes 185 in ICD-9 and C61 in ICD-10.
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