Overall
By Age Group
Cancer deaths data are derived from the Ontario Cancer Registry (OCR) operated by Cancer Care Ontario. The OCR contains information on Ontario residents who have died of all types of malignant cancers. Cancer sites were coded using the Third Edition of the International Classification of Diseases for Oncology (ICDO-3).
Overall
In Simcoe Muskoka between 2010 and 2018, 64 females died of cervical cancer for an age-standardized mortality rate of 2.4 (1.8, 3.0) deaths per 100,000 population. This was similar to the Ontario female cervical cancer mortality rate of 2.2 (2.1, 2.3) deaths per 100,000.
The chart below shows the trend in the cervical cancer mortality rates in Simcoe Muskoka and Ontario from 1986 to 2018, grouped into four distinct periods. The cervical cancer mortality rates in both Simcoe Muskoka and Ontario decreased significantly over this time. The cervical cancer mortality rates were significantly higher in Simcoe Muskoka when compared to the provincial rates from 1986 to 2009; however, the local rate was not significantly different from the provincial rate during the most recent period (2010 to 2018).
By Age Group
Cervical cancer mortality increases with age. The age-specific cervical cancer mortality rates for the seven years between 2010 and 2018 in Simcoe Muskoka were highest among seniors 65 years of age and older at 5.2 (3.3, 3.9) deaths per 100,000 population. The age-specific cervical cancer mortality rates among Simcoe Muskoka females were not significantly different from the comparable provincial rates for this same time.
Page last updated June 10, 2022