New York State Cancer Registry and Cancer Statistics

Cancer is one of the most common chronic diseases in New York State, and is second only to heart disease as the leading cause of death. Each year, over 116,000 New Yorkers are diagnosed with cancer. The New York State Cancer Registry is pleased to provide cancer statistics through this Web page. Contact the Cancer Registry at nyscr@health.ny.gov for questions or comments.

The most recent year for which data on new cases and cancer deaths are available is 2021.

Information about the New York State Cancer Registry

• About the New York State Cancer Registry
• About Age-Adjusted Rates and 95% Confidence Intervals
• Considerations When Comparing Cancer Statistics Over Time
• About Mortality Data
• About New York City Neighborhoods Data

Cancer Statistics in New York State

Cancer Statistics Dashboards

The Cancer Statistics Dashboards provide easy access to a wide range of cancer statistics in the New York State, including cancer incidence, mortality, trends, stage at cancer diagnosis, and prevalence information. The dashboards are organized according to the geography at which the statistics are available. The six dashboards in the section of "State/Region Cancer Statistics Dashboards" include cancer statistics for New York State (NYS), New York City (NYC), and NYS excluding NYC. And the six dashboards in the section of "County/NYC Neighborhood Cancer Statistics Dashboards" provide relavant cancer statistics for county or NYC neighborhood.

• New York State/Region Cancer Statistics Dashboards



Overview of Cancer Statistics in New York State



Cancer Incidence and Mortality Rates by Year



Cancer Incidence and Mortality Rates by Age



Cancer Incidence and Mortality Rates by Expanded List of Cancer Sites



Childhood Cancer Incidence Rates in New York State



Distribution of Stage at Cancer Diagnosis by Race/Ethnicity and Year

• New York County/NYC Neighborbood Cancer Statistics Dashboards



Cancer Incidence and Mortality Rates by County



Cancer Incidence and Mortality Rates by Race and Ethnicity



Cancer Incidence Rates by New York City Neighborhood (PUMA). (Currently based on 2016-2020 data, and will be updated once population data become available).



Distribution of Stage at Cancer Diagnosis by County



Estimates of Cancer Survivors by County



Population Counts by County/PUMA

Public Use Cancer Data Files

• New York State Public Access Cancer Epidemiology Data (NYSPACED), in SEER*Stat format

Other Information

• More information about types of cancer
• New York State Department of Health cancer page
• Environmental Facilities and Cancer Mapping

Links to Cancer Registries on the Internet

• Surveillance, Epidemiology and End-Results (SEER)
• North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR)
• National Program of Cancer Registries (CDC)
• International Association of Cancer Registries

Suggested Citation

New York State Cancer Registry. Cancer Incidence and Mortality in New York State, 1976-2021. http://www.health.ny.gov/statistics/cancer/registry/. Accessed Date.

Acknowledgement

This work was supported in part by cooperative agreement 6NU58DP006309 awarded to the New York State Department of Health by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and by Contract 75N91018D00005 (Task Order 75N91018F00001) from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the New York State Department of Health and do not necessarily represent the official views of the CDC or the NCI.