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UK Bladder Cancer mortality statistics

This page presents bladder cancer mortality statistics including by age and sex, trends over time.

Bladder cancer is the seventh most common cause of cancer death in UK men and the eleventh in women.

Bladder cancer mortality by age and sex

In 2006 there were 3,177 male deaths from bladder cancer and 1,636 female bladder cancer deaths in the UK.1-3 The number of bladder cancer deaths and mortality rates for the constituent countries in the UK are shown in Table 2.1.

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The distribution of deaths by age (Figure 2.1) shows a steep climb with age with around 90% of both male and female deaths occurring after the age of 65.4

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Bladder cancer mortality trends

The bladder cancer age-standardised mortality rates between 1971 and 2006 for the UK are shown in Figure 2.2.4

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Generally there has been little change in the female bladder cancer mortality rates although overall rates have fallen slightly from around 3.5 in the late 1970s/early 1980s to 2.9 in 2006. In contrast, the male rates have shown a consistent fall since 1992, from 12.3 to 8.1 per 100,000 in the year 2006, a fall of over 30%.

Bladder cancer mortality rates by age are shown for males in Figure 2.3 and females in Figure 2.4.

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It is clear that for females the largest falls in bladder cancer mortality have been in the 45-64 age-group. Rates have fallen from 3.8 per 100,000 in the early 1970s to 2.1 in 2006, a fall of around 45%. The all-ages rate masks this trend.

Between 1971 and 2006 the mortality rates for men aged 45-64 fell by more than half from 12.8 to 5.2 per 100,000. Decreases in mortality rates have also been seen in the other age -groups.

References for bladder cancer mortality

1. Office for National Statistics. Mortality Statistics, England and Wales, 2006. Accessed 2008
2. Scottish Health Statistics 2006 ISD Scotland Accessed 2008
3. Northern Ireland Cancer Registry. Cancer Mortality in Northern Ireland, 2006. Accessed 2008
4. Cancer Research UK, Statistical Information Team. Email: stats.team@cancer.org.uk.

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