Geography overview
The regional distribution of cancer is shown as the number and percentage of cases and the standardised incidence ratio (SIR), based on residential address at the time of diagnosis, for five years of data combined from
2019
to
2023
(inclusive).
The SIR is an estimate of the number of cancer cases in each area compared with what would be expected based on the average number of cases for the entire Tasmanian population after adjusting for differences in the age structure across areas. An SIR value of 100 indicates that the number of cases in an area is the same as the Tasmanian population, values above 100 indicate more cases than expected, while values below 100 indicate fewer cases than expected.
The SIR is an estimate of the number of cancer cases in each area compared with what would be expected based on the average number of cases for the entire Tasmanian population after adjusting for differences in the age structure across areas. An SIR value of 100 indicates that the number of cases in an area is the same as the Tasmanian population, values above 100 indicate more cases than expected, while values below 100 indicate fewer cases than expected.
Projections overview
These graphs display five year projections for the number of cases/deaths and the age-standardised rates (ASRs) for all cancers combined.
For information about the methods used to project cancer rates, please refer to the latest TCR Incidence and Mortality Report on our website.
For information about the methods used to project cancer rates, please refer to the latest TCR Incidence and Mortality Report on our website.