Cancer incidence - UK statistics

This section presents cancer incidence statistics for 2008 in the UK. These are the latest year for which UK cancer incidence statistics are available.

There were 309,527 people diagnosed with cancer in the UK in 2008; this equates to around 504 cases for every 100,000 people.

Latest statistics on all cancers combined

The latest UK cancer incidence statistics for the most common cancers

The latest UK cancer incidence statistics by age at diagnosis

The latest statistics on the risk of developing cancer over a lifetime

The latest UK cancer prevalence statistics for the most common cancers

Cancer incidence projections to 2030 for all cancers combined and selected cancers and the methodology used for the projections.

CancerStats report: Incidence 2008
Data table: numbers of cases, incidence rates and UK rankings for males, females and persons for 40+ cancers diagnosed in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland and the UK as a whole
Updated Data table: numbers of cases and deaths for 40+ cancers diagnosed in the UK
Updated Data table: cancer incidence and mortality rates for 40+ cancers diagnosed in the UK
Updated Report: Summary of the 20 most common cancers in the UK including analysis by age and sex
Report: Summary of the most common cancers in the world in comparison to those diagnosed in the UK

We would like to acknowledge the essential work of the cancer registries in the United Kingdom Association of Cancer Registries. Most of these cancer registries have been collecting population-based cancer data since the early 1960s, and without these registries there would be no incidence or survival data.