Graphs from the statistics of the Cancer Society of Finland.

Frequency among different age groups

In 2001–2005, an average of one prostate cancer case a year was diagnosed among those under 40. Over the same period, the average number of cases diagnosed annually among the age group of 70 to 74 was 900. The introduction of the PSA test in the early 1990s may have caused the change in the age structure of prostate cancer patients, who are now slightly younger.

Statistics for the most common cancers
in 1953 - 2006 (men and women)

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in Finland. It is followed by breast cancer, intestinal cancers, lung cancer and stomach cancer. The number of new prostate cancer cases more than doubled between 1995 and 2005. This trend was reversed in 2006 when the number and frequency of prostate cancer cases decreased again. It is possible that the strong growth trend of prostate cancer has peaked.

Prostate cancer incidence
and mortality in the Nordic countries

All Nordic countries have experienced a deep reverse of the growth trend in prostate cancer incidence. Due to less screening, incidence levels have remained low for a long time in Denmark. Mortality levels are more or less the same in all Nordic countries.