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UK cancer incidence statistics by country

More detailed incidence statistics for the UK by cancer site are shown in Tables 8.1, 8.2 and 8.3. These tables present statistics for new cases of cancer diagnosed in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland for males, females and persons respectively and can be downloaded below.

Download Table 8.1 (males) (25KB)

Download Table 8.2 (females) (41KB)

Download Table 8.3 (persons) (67KB)

The crude rates per 100,000 population for the UK are provided and rates for individual countries can be calculated using the population figures at the base of each table, allowing comparisons between cancer sites. However, since the incidence of cancer is heavily age dependent, it is advisable to age-standardise the rates when making comparisons between populations with different age structures. Age-standardised rates for specific cancers can be found by selecting a cancer from the types of cancer menu.

Cancer registration is a dynamic process and the data presented here may differ from other published data relating to the same time period.

References

1. Office for National Statistics, Cancer Statistics registrations: Registrations of cancer diagnosed in 2004 England. Series MB1 no.35. 2007, National Statistics: London.
2. Welsh Cancer Intelligence and Surveillance Unit, 2007.
3. ISD Online. 2007 Information and Statistics Division, NHS Scotland.
4. Northern Ireland Cancer Registry, Cancer Incidence and Mortality. 2007.
5. UKACR

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