In 2023, it was estimated that the type of cancer which caused the most male deaths in Australia was lung cancer, causing an estimated 4,847 deaths. Prostate cancer and colorectal cancer were also estimated to cause thousands of males deaths in Australia that same year.
Number of male deaths to cancer in Australia in 2023, by leading type
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AIHW. (August 31, 2023). Number of male deaths to cancer in Australia in 2023, by leading type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065616/australia-male-deaths-to-cancer-by-leading-type/
AIHW. "Number of male deaths to cancer in Australia in 2023, by leading type." Chart. August 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065616/australia-male-deaths-to-cancer-by-leading-type/
AIHW. (2023). Number of male deaths to cancer in Australia in 2023, by leading type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065616/australia-male-deaths-to-cancer-by-leading-type/
AIHW. "Number of Male Deaths to Cancer in Australia in 2023, by Leading Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065616/australia-male-deaths-to-cancer-by-leading-type/
AIHW, Number of male deaths to cancer in Australia in 2023, by leading type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065616/australia-male-deaths-to-cancer-by-leading-type/ (last visited May 15, 2024)
Number of male deaths to cancer in Australia in 2023, by leading type [Graph], AIHW, August 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065616/australia-male-deaths-to-cancer-by-leading-type/