Trends in lung cancer in elderly in Denmark, 1980–2012

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Table I. Average annual number of new lung cancers in Denmark, 1980–2012.

	0–69 years				70–74 years				75–79 years				80–84 years				85–89 years				90 + years				All ages
	Cases male (incidence)		Cases female (incidence)		Cases male (incidence)		Cases female (incidence)		Cases male (incidence)		Cases female (incidence)		Cases male (incidence)		Cases female (incidence)		Cases male (incidence)		Cases female (incidence)		Cases male (incidence)		Cases female (incidence)		Cases male (incidence)		Cases female (incidence)
	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
1980	1252	56.4	444	62.4	456	20.5	110	15.4	311	14.0	85	11.9	152	6.8	46	6.5	43	2.0	22	3.0	7	0.3	5	0.7	2222	100	711	100
1990	1124	53.0	699	61.9	432	20.4	177	15.6	330	15.5	133	11.8	167	7.9	75	6.7	58	2.7	36	3.2	11	0.5	10	0.9	2121	100	1130	100
2000	1029	49.9	864	54.8	418	20.3	282	17.9	347	16.8	223	14.2	183	8.9	134	8.5	73	3.5	56	3.6	13	0.6	16	1.0	2062	100	1575	100
2005	1068	49.3	974	52.6	400	18.5	330	17.8	366	16.9	295	15.9	224	10.3	172	9.3	90	4.1	63	3.4	17	0.8	19	1.0	2165	100	1853	100
2010	1077	46.9	1150	51.8	426	18.6	370	16.7	385	16.8	342	15.4	274	11.9	227	10.2	111	4.8	97	4.4	21	0.9	32	1.4	2294	100	2218	100
2011	1092	47.7	1115	50.4	414	18.1	384	17.3	376	16.4	364	16.4	272	11.9	217	9.8	114	5.0	103	4.7	22	1.0	31	1.4	2290	100	2214	100
2012	1130	48.0	1096	50.0	414	17.6	348	15.9	366	15.6	354	16.1	289	12.3	267	12.2	124	5.3	106	4.8	29	1.2	22	1.0	2352	100	2193	100

Figure 1. Incidence rates of lung cancer in Denmark, 1980–2012, by age group. A. Females, B. Males.

Table II. Average annual number of deaths from lung cancer in Denmark, 1980–2012.

	0–69 years				70–74 years				75–79 years				80–84 years				85–89 years				90 + years				All ages
	Cases male (mortality)		Cases female (mortality)		Cases male (mortality)		Cases female (mortality)		Cases male (mortality)		Cases female (mortality)		Cases male (mortality)		Cases female (mortality)		Cases male (mortality)		Cases female (mortality)		Cases male (mortality)		Cases female (mortality)		Cases male (mortality)		Cases female (mortality)
	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
1980	1109	52.8	374	57.6	454	21.6	110	17.0	318	15.1	83	12.7	162	7.7	53	8.1	50	2.4	23	3.5	9	0.4	7	1.1	2103	100	649	100
1990	1023	47.9	619	56.1	430	20.1	187	17.0	380	17.8	157	14.2	210	9.9	88	8.0	75	3.5	40	3.6	17	0.8	13	1.2	2135	100	1105	100
2000	856	44.2	693	48.6	381	19.7	252	17.7	362	18.7	233	16.3	216	11.2	149	10.5	99	5.1	71	5.0	22	1.1	29	2.0	1936	100	1427	100
2005	851	43.7	733	45.9	360	18.5	289	18.1	348	17.9	269	16.8	246	12.6	191	12.0	113	5.8	80	5.0	30	1.5	35	2.2	1948	100	1597	100
2010	766	39.8	755	42.8	361	18.7	303	17.2	375	19.5	316	17.9	273	14.2	215	12.2	114	5.9	129	7.3	37	1.9	47	2.7	1926	100	1765	100
2011	799	43.1	757	42.9	320	17.3	273	15.5	315	17.0	329	18.6	258	13.9	220	12.5	129	7.0	133	7.5	31	1.7	54	3.1	1852	100	1766	100
2012	797	40.7	740	41.5	342	17.4	291	16.3	334	17.0	313	17.5	288	14.7	246	13.8	152	7.8	140	7.8	47	2.4	55	3.1	1960	100	1785	100

Figure 2. Mortality rates from lung cancer in Denmark, 1980–2012, by age group. A. Females, B. Males.

Figure 3. Age-specific relative survival after lung cancer in Denmark.