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n Approximately 7,000 Hawai ‘ i residents are diagnosed with cancer each year .
n In 2020 , there were more than 62,000 Hawai ‘ i residents living with cancer .
n More than 2,300 Hawai ‘ i residents die of cancer each year .

HAWAI ‘ I CANCER DATA

SNAPSHOT OF CANCER IN HAWAI ‘ I

n Approximately 7,000 Hawai ‘ i residents are diagnosed with cancer each year .

n In 2020 , there were more than 62,000 Hawai ‘ i residents living with cancer .

n More than 2,300 Hawai ‘ i residents die of cancer each year .

n The average age of diagnoses for men is 66 years and 64 years for women .
n Cancer is the second leading cause of death ( after heart disease ) in Hawai ‘ i .

AVERAGE ANNUAL NUMBER OF CANCER CASES AND DEATHS , BY COUNTY , HAWAI ‘ I , 2012-2016

HONOLULU COUNTY CASES : 4,891 ( 70 %) & DEATHS : 1,593 ( 68 %)

KAUA ‘ I COUNTY CASES : 343 ( 5 %) & DEATHS : 143 ( 5 %)

MAUI COUNTY CASES : 797 ( 11 %) & DEATHS : 266 ( 11 %)

- * Includes Maui , Moloka ‘ i , & Lana ‘ i

HAWAI ‘ I COUNTY CASES : 977 ( 14 %) & DEATHS : 366 ( 16 %)

Hawai ‘ i Cancer at a Glance 2012-2016 Hawai ‘ i Tumor Registry 2020
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