Gerald Hauser· PfE

Nuanced

Between 2011 and 2020, new cancer cases increased from 40,000 to 44,500, a rise of 4,500 cases

Omissions

• The 2020 figure cited as 44,500 appears to be slightly higher than the officially reported 'more than 43,000' figure in Statistik Austria announcements. The exact 2020 figure from the primary source is not clearly confirmed in available sources, though it is in the range of 43,000-44,000.
• The claim attributes the data to Statistik Austria, which is correct, but the exact 2020 number of 44,500 could not be verified precisely.
• Cancer incidence data excludes non-melanoma skin cancer (C44) according to standard Austrian cancer registry methodology.

Sources

• PrimaryStatistik Austria - Cancer Statistics2011: 40,059 new cancer cases (malignant neoplasms, excluding C44); 2010: 39,737 cases
• PrimaryStatistik Austria - New cancer diagnoses in 2020 announcementMore than 43,000 people were diagnosed with cancer in 2020. This is almost as many new diagnoses as in the years before the pandemic.