In 2021, lung cancer was estimated to cause the most female deaths out of all the different types of cancer in Australia, with an estimated death toll of almost 3,700. In contrast, brain cancer was estimated to have caused just under 600 female deaths in 2021.
Number of female deaths due to cancer in Australia in 2021, by leading type*
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AIHW. (December 1, 2021). Number of female deaths due to cancer in Australia in 2021, by leading type* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065489/australia-female-deaths-to-cancer-by-leading-type/
AIHW. "Number of female deaths due to cancer in Australia in 2021, by leading type* ." Chart. December 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065489/australia-female-deaths-to-cancer-by-leading-type/
AIHW. (2021). Number of female deaths due to cancer in Australia in 2021, by leading type* . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065489/australia-female-deaths-to-cancer-by-leading-type/
AIHW. "Number of Female Deaths Due to Cancer in Australia in 2021, by Leading Type* ." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065489/australia-female-deaths-to-cancer-by-leading-type/
AIHW, Number of female deaths due to cancer in Australia in 2021, by leading type* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065489/australia-female-deaths-to-cancer-by-leading-type/ (last visited June 01, 2023)
Number of female deaths due to cancer in Australia in 2021, by leading type* [Graph], AIHW, December 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065489/australia-female-deaths-to-cancer-by-leading-type/