Cancer cases and deaths on Long Island
An average of more than 18,000 cases of cancer per year occurred on Long Island from 2012 through 2016, according to the most recent data available from the state Department of Health. An average of 5,192 deaths per year were reported during the same time period.
Here are details on the types of cancer for that period. Rates based on fewer than four cases or deaths per year are not considered stable and should be used with caution; there are small error margins associated with each figure. This database was posted on Oct. 18, 2019. You can read more about a state report on high cancer rates in three Long Island communities here.
Top 10 cancer death rates per 100,000 males
Top 10 cancer death rates per 100,000 females
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| Site of cancer | County | Males average annual cases | Case rate per 100,000 males | Female average annual cases | Case rate per 100,000 females | Male average annual deaths | Death rate per 100,000 males | Female average annual deaths | Death rate per 100,000 females |
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| Site of cancer All Invasive Malignant Tumors | County Nassau | Males average annual cases 4,332.4 | Case rate per 100,000 males 554.9 | Female average annual cases 4,470.6 | Case rate per 100,000 females 481.4 | Male average annual deaths 1,181.4 | Death rate per 100,000 males 153.3 | Female average annual deaths 1,261.2 | Death rate per 100,000 females 121.5 |
| Site of cancer All Invasive Malignant Tumors | County Suffolk | Males average annual cases 4,824.4 | Case rate per 100,000 males 587.3 | Female average annual cases 4,753.0 | Case rate per 100,000 females 493.5 | Male average annual deaths 1,388.2 | Death rate per 100,000 males 176.6 | Female average annual deaths 1,360.8 | Death rate per 100,000 females 132.3 |
| Site of cancer Brain and other central nervous system | County Nassau | Males average annual cases 57.0 | Case rate per 100,000 males 7.7 | Female average annual cases 44.8 | Case rate per 100,000 females 5.4 | Male average annual deaths 38.0 | Death rate per 100,000 males 5.0 | Female average annual deaths 31.4 | Death rate per 100,000 females 3.3 |
| Site of cancer Brain and other central nervous system | County Suffolk | Males average annual cases 69.2 | Case rate per 100,000 males 8.6 | Female average annual cases 56.0 | Case rate per 100,000 females 6.3 | Male average annual deaths 43.4 | Death rate per 100,000 males 5.1 | Female average annual deaths 31.6 | Death rate per 100,000 females 3.2 |
| Site of cancer Cervix uteri | County Nassau | Males average annual cases N/A | Case rate per 100,000 males N/A | Female average annual cases 47.6 | Case rate per 100,000 females 6.0 | Male average annual deaths N/A | Death rate per 100,000 males N/A | Female average annual deaths 12.6 | Death rate per 100,000 females 1.4 |
| Site of cancer Cervix uteri | County Suffolk | Males average annual cases N/A | Case rate per 100,000 males N/A | Female average annual cases 56.8 | Case rate per 100,000 females 7.0 | Male average annual deaths N/A | Death rate per 100,000 males N/A | Female average annual deaths 20.0 | Death rate per 100,000 females 2.2 |
| Site of cancer Colon excluding rectum | County Nassau | Males average annual cases 231.4 | Case rate per 100,000 males 30.0 | Female average annual cases 255.0 | Case rate per 100,000 females 25.2 | Male average annual deaths 84.0 | Death rate per 100,000 males 10.8 | Female average annual deaths 96.4 | Death rate per 100,000 females 8.7 |
| Site of cancer Colon excluding rectum | County Suffolk | Males average annual cases 264.6 | Case rate per 100,000 males 33.0 | Female average annual cases 256.8 | Case rate per 100,000 females 25.8 | Male average annual deaths 99.4 | Death rate per 100,000 males 12.7 | Female average annual deaths 91.2 | Death rate per 100,000 females 8.5 |
| Site of cancer Colorectal | County Nassau | Males average annual cases 341.6 | Case rate per 100,000 males 44.1 | Female average annual cases 342.6 | Case rate per 100,000 females 34.4 | Male average annual deaths 105.8 | Death rate per 100,000 males 13.6 | Female average annual deaths 108.0 | Death rate per 100,000 females 9.8 |
| Site of cancer Colorectal | County Suffolk | Males average annual cases 380.6 | Case rate per 100,000 males 47.0 | Female average annual cases 337.8 | Case rate per 100,000 females 34.0 | Male average annual deaths 120.4 | Death rate per 100,000 males 15.3 | Female average annual deaths 104.4 | Death rate per 100,000 females 9.8 |
| Site of cancer Corpus uterus or not otherwise specified | County Nassau | Males average annual cases N/A | Case rate per 100,000 males N/A | Female average annual cases 318.6 | Case rate per 100,000 females 33.1 | Male average annual deaths N/A | Death rate per 100,000 males N/A | Female average annual deaths 57.0 | Death rate per 100,000 females 5.5 |
| Site of cancer Corpus uterus or not otherwise specified | County Suffolk | Males average annual cases N/A | Case rate per 100,000 males N/A | Female average annual cases 323.0 | Case rate per 100,000 females 32.0 | Male average annual deaths N/A | Death rate per 100,000 males N/A | Female average annual deaths 56.0 | Death rate per 100,000 females 5.4 |
| Site of cancer Esophagus | County Nassau | Males average annual cases 55.8 | Case rate per 100,000 males 7.1 | Female average annual cases 19.0 | Case rate per 100,000 females 1.9 | Male average annual deaths 39.0 | Death rate per 100,000 males 5.0 | Female average annual deaths 13.0 | Death rate per 100,000 females 1.2 |
| Site of cancer Esophagus | County Suffolk | Males average annual cases 72.8 | Case rate per 100,000 males 8.6 | Female average annual cases 20.8 | Case rate per 100,000 females 2.1 | Male average annual deaths 56.2 | Death rate per 100,000 males 6.7 | Female average annual deaths 15.6 | Death rate per 100,000 females 1.5 |
| Site of cancer Female breast | County Nassau | Males average annual cases N/A | Case rate per 100,000 males N/A | Female average annual cases 1,298.6 | Case rate per 100,000 females 145.0 | Male average annual deaths N/A | Death rate per 100,000 males N/A | Female average annual deaths 187.4 | Death rate per 100,000 females 18.7 |
| Site of cancer Female breast | County Suffolk | Males average annual cases N/A | Case rate per 100,000 males N/A | Female average annual cases 1,314.2 | Case rate per 100,000 females 137.7 | Male average annual deaths N/A | Death rate per 100,000 males N/A | Female average annual deaths 198.2 | Death rate per 100,000 females 19.5 |
| Site of cancer Hodgkin lymphoma | County Nassau | Males average annual cases 24.8 | Case rate per 100,000 males 3.8 | Female average annual cases 21.6 | Case rate per 100,000 females 3.0 | Male average annual deaths 2.6 | Death rate per 100,000 males 0.3 | Female average annual deaths 2.2 | Death rate per 100,000 females 0.2 |
| Site of cancer Hodgkin lymphoma | County Suffolk | Males average annual cases 30.2 | Case rate per 100,000 males 4.0 | Female average annual cases 22.0 | Case rate per 100,000 females 3.0 | Male average annual deaths 1.8 | Death rate per 100,000 males 0.2 | Female average annual deaths 2.8 | Death rate per 100,000 females 0.3 |
| Site of cancer Kidney and renal pelvis | County Nassau | Males average annual cases 204.0 | Case rate per 100,000 males 25.9 | Female average annual cases 103.2 | Case rate per 100,000 females 10.9 | Male average annual deaths 32.6 | Death rate per 100,000 males 4.2 | Female average annual deaths 18.6 | Death rate per 100,000 females 1.7 |
| Site of cancer Kidney and renal pelvis | County Suffolk | Males average annual cases 237.4 | Case rate per 100,000 males 28.1 | Female average annual cases 120.6 | Case rate per 100,000 females 12.5 | Male average annual deaths 41.2 | Death rate per 100,000 males 5.2 | Female average annual deaths 18.0 | Death rate per 100,000 females 1.7 |
| Site of cancer Larynx | County Nassau | Males average annual cases 36.6 | Case rate per 100,000 males 4.5 | Female average annual cases 10.2 | Case rate per 100,000 females 1.0 | Male average annual deaths 9.2 | Death rate per 100,000 males 1.1 | Female average annual deaths 4.2 | Death rate per 100,000 females 0.4 |
| Site of cancer Larynx | County Suffolk | Males average annual cases 49.4 | Case rate per 100,000 males 5.8 | Female average annual cases 11.8 | Case rate per 100,000 females 1.2 | Male average annual deaths 13.8 | Death rate per 100,000 males 1.7 | Female average annual deaths 2.6 | Death rate per 100,000 females 0.3 |
| Site of cancer Leukemias | County Nassau | Males average annual cases 189.6 | Case rate per 100,000 males 25.2 | Female average annual cases 137.8 | Case rate per 100,000 females 14.8 | Male average annual deaths 66.6 | Death rate per 100,000 males 9.0 | Female average annual deaths 43.2 | Death rate per 100,000 females 4.1 |
| Site of cancer Leukemias | County Suffolk | Males average annual cases 214.4 | Case rate per 100,000 males 27.4 | Female average annual cases 149.2 | Case rate per 100,000 females 15.5 | Male average annual deaths 65.6 | Death rate per 100,000 males 8.7 | Female average annual deaths 42.2 | Death rate per 100,000 females 4.2 |
| Site of cancer Liver / intrahepatic bile duct | County Nassau | Males average annual cases 87.4 | Case rate per 100,000 males 10.6 | Female average annual cases 34.2 | Case rate per 100,000 females 3.4 | Male average annual deaths 56.4 | Death rate per 100,000 males 7.0 | Female average annual deaths 28.6 | Death rate per 100,000 females 2.8 |
| Site of cancer Liver / intrahepatic bile duct | County Suffolk | Males average annual cases 112.0 | Case rate per 100,000 males 12.9 | Female average annual cases 43.0 | Case rate per 100,000 females 4.2 | Male average annual deaths 71.6 | Death rate per 100,000 males 8.7 | Female average annual deaths 33.0 | Death rate per 100,000 females 3.2 |
| Site of cancer Lung and bronchus | County Nassau | Males average annual cases 430.0 | Case rate per 100,000 males 56.2 | Female average annual cases 526.4 | Case rate per 100,000 females 53.2 | Male average annual deaths 266.6 | Death rate per 100,000 males 34.7 | Female average annual deaths 287.6 | Death rate per 100,000 females 28.0 |
| Site of cancer Lung and bronchus | County Suffolk | Males average annual cases 557.2 | Case rate per 100,000 males 69.5 | Female average annual cases 650.2 | Case rate per 100,000 females 64.2 | Male average annual deaths 339.8 | Death rate per 100,000 males 42.9 | Female average annual deaths 358.4 | Death rate per 100,000 females 34.9 |
| Site of cancer Melanoma of the skin | County Nassau | Males average annual cases 222.4 | Case rate per 100,000 males 29.0 | Female average annual cases 160.8 | Case rate per 100,000 females 17.9 | Male average annual deaths 27.8 | Death rate per 100,000 males 3.7 | Female average annual deaths 13.6 | Death rate per 100,000 females 1.3 |
| Site of cancer Melanoma of the skin | County Suffolk | Males average annual cases 290.8 | Case rate per 100,000 males 35.7 | Female average annual cases 183.8 | Case rate per 100,000 females 19.8 | Male average annual deaths 30.2 | Death rate per 100,000 males 3.9 | Female average annual deaths 15.8 | Death rate per 100,000 females 1.6 |
| Site of cancer Myeloma | County Nassau | Males average annual cases 87.2 | Case rate per 100,000 males 11.3 | Female average annual cases 68.2 | Case rate per 100,000 females 6.8 | Male average annual deaths 29.6 | Death rate per 100,000 males 3.8 | Female average annual deaths 25.6 | Death rate per 100,000 females 2.4 |
| Site of cancer Myeloma | County Suffolk | Males average annual cases 92.2 | Case rate per 100,000 males 11.2 | Female average annual cases 70.0 | Case rate per 100,000 females 7.0 | Male average annual deaths 28.0 | Death rate per 100,000 males 3.5 | Female average annual deaths 24.4 | Death rate per 100,000 females 2.4 |
| Site of cancer Non-Hodgkin lymphomas | County Nassau | Males average annual cases 220.4 | Case rate per 100,000 males 28.9 | Female average annual cases 194.8 | Case rate per 100,000 females 20.4 | Male average annual deaths 50.0 | Death rate per 100,000 males 6.4 | Female average annual deaths 41.6 | Death rate per 100,000 females 3.8 |
| Site of cancer Non-Hodgkin lymphomas | County Suffolk | Males average annual cases 246.0 | Case rate per 100,000 males 30.9 | Female average annual cases 201.8 | Case rate per 100,000 females 20.7 | Male average annual deaths 56.2 | Death rate per 100,000 males 7.4 | Female average annual deaths 36.8 | Death rate per 100,000 females 3.6 |
| Site of cancer Oral cavity and pharynx | County Nassau | Males average annual cases 113.4 | Case rate per 100,000 males 14.3 | Female average annual cases 65.0 | Case rate per 100,000 females 6.9 | Male average annual deaths 14.8 | Death rate per 100,000 males 1.8 | Female average annual deaths 11.6 | Death rate per 100,000 females 1.0 |
| Site of cancer Oral cavity and pharynx | County Suffolk | Males average annual cases 153.6 | Case rate per 100,000 males 17.8 | Female average annual cases 64.0 | Case rate per 100,000 females 6.5 | Male average annual deaths 22.0 | Death rate per 100,000 males 2.7 | Female average annual deaths 9.8 | Death rate per 100,000 females 0.9 |
| Site of cancer Ovary | County Nassau | Males average annual cases N/A | Case rate per 100,000 males N/A | Female average annual cases 109.4 | Case rate per 100,000 females 11.8 | Male average annual deaths N/A | Death rate per 100,000 males N/A | Female average annual deaths 72.8 | Death rate per 100,000 females 7.3 |
| Site of cancer Ovary | County Suffolk | Males average annual cases N/A | Case rate per 100,000 males N/A | Female average annual cases 125.8 | Case rate per 100,000 females 13.1 | Male average annual deaths N/A | Death rate per 100,000 males N/A | Female average annual deaths 78.6 | Death rate per 100,000 females 7.6 |
| Site of cancer Pancreas | County Nassau | Males average annual cases 138.0 | Case rate per 100,000 males 17.6 | Female average annual cases 141.8 | Case rate per 100,000 females 13.9 | Male average annual deaths 103.4 | Death rate per 100,000 males 13.2 | Female average annual deaths 106.0 | Death rate per 100,000 females 9.9 |
| Site of cancer Pancreas | County Suffolk | Males average annual cases 151.8 | Case rate per 100,000 males 18.6 | Female average annual cases 130.4 | Case rate per 100,000 females 12.7 | Male average annual deaths 114.8 | Death rate per 100,000 males 14.2 | Female average annual deaths 100.0 | Death rate per 100,000 females 9.6 |
| Site of cancer Prostate | County Nassau | Males average annual cases 1,118.8 | Case rate per 100,000 males 134.9 | Female average annual cases N/A | Case rate per 100,000 females N/A | Male average annual deaths 107.8 | Death rate per 100,000 males 14.2 | Female average annual deaths N/A | Death rate per 100,000 females N/A |
| Site of cancer Prostate | County Suffolk | Males average annual cases 1,093.0 | Case rate per 100,000 males 124.0 | Female average annual cases N/A | Case rate per 100,000 females N/A | Male average annual deaths 113.0 | Death rate per 100,000 males 15.4 | Female average annual deaths N/A | Death rate per 100,000 females N/A |
| Site of cancer Rectum & rectosigmoid | County Nassau | Males average annual cases 110.2 | Case rate per 100,000 males 14.1 | Female average annual cases 87.6 | Case rate per 100,000 females 9.2 | Male average annual deaths 21.8 | Death rate per 100,000 males 2.8 | Female average annual deaths 11.6 | Death rate per 100,000 females 1.1 |
| Site of cancer Rectum & rectosigmoid | County Suffolk | Males average annual cases 116.0 | Case rate per 100,000 males 14.0 | Female average annual cases 81.0 | Case rate per 100,000 females 8.2 | Male average annual deaths 21.0 | Death rate per 100,000 males 2.6 | Female average annual deaths 13.2 | Death rate per 100,000 females 1.3 |
| Site of cancer Stomach | County Nassau | Males average annual cases 83.8 | Case rate per 100,000 males 10.9 | Female average annual cases 55.2 | Case rate per 100,000 females 5.8 | Male average annual deaths 32.4 | Death rate per 100,000 males 4.3 | Female average annual deaths 23.2 | Death rate per 100,000 females 2.3 |
| Site of cancer Stomach | County Suffolk | Males average annual cases 82.8 | Case rate per 100,000 males 10.2 | Female average annual cases 53.6 | Case rate per 100,000 females 5.5 | Male average annual deaths 33.6 | Death rate per 100,000 males 4.1 | Female average annual deaths 20.0 | Death rate per 100,000 females 2.0 |
| Site of cancer Testis | County Nassau | Males average annual cases 36.4 | Case rate per 100,000 males 5.9 | Female average annual cases N/A | Case rate per 100,000 females N/A | Male average annual deaths 1.0 | Death rate per 100,000 males 0.1 | Female average annual deaths N/A | Death rate per 100,000 females N/A |
| Site of cancer Testis | County Suffolk | Males average annual cases 50.0 | Case rate per 100,000 males 7.2 | Female average annual cases N/A | Case rate per 100,000 females N/A | Male average annual deaths 1.2 | Death rate per 100,000 males 0.2 | Female average annual deaths N/A | Death rate per 100,000 females N/A |
| Site of cancer Thyroid | County Nassau | Males average annual cases 98.0 | Case rate per 100,000 males 13.3 | Female average annual cases 247.6 | Case rate per 100,000 females 33.1 | Male average annual deaths 3.8 | Death rate per 100,000 males 0.5 | Female average annual deaths 6.4 | Death rate per 100,000 females 0.6 |
| Site of cancer Thyroid | County Suffolk | Males average annual cases 102.6 | Case rate per 100,000 males 12.6 | Female average annual cases 279.4 | Case rate per 100,000 females 34.6 | Male average annual deaths 4.6 | Death rate per 100,000 males 0.6 | Female average annual deaths 5.8 | Death rate per 100,000 females 0.5 |
| Site of cancer Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) | County Nassau | Males average annual cases 344.6 | Case rate per 100,000 males 45.1 | Female average annual cases 116.8 | Case rate per 100,000 females 11.3 | Male average annual deaths 57.0 | Death rate per 100,000 males 7.5 | Female average annual deaths 26.0 | Death rate per 100,000 females 2.2 |
| Site of cancer Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) | County Suffolk | Males average annual cases 391.2 | Case rate per 100,000 males 49.9 | Female average annual cases 133.8 | Case rate per 100,000 females 13.0 | Male average annual deaths 63.6 | Death rate per 100,000 males 8.5 | Female average annual deaths 27.0 | Death rate per 100,000 females 2.5 |
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