Sex- and cancer-specific predictions of the national incidence and mortality rates were performed when at least 50 cancer cases or cancer deaths (all ages) were recorded per year for short-term predictions, and when at least 100 cancer cases or deaths (all ages) were recorded per 5-year period for NORDPRED.19 Otherwise, the rates for 2008 were estimated
as the annual average for the most recent 5-year period available.