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UK Brain and central nervous system cancer mortality statistics

This page presents brain and central nervous system cancer mortality statistics including by age and sex and trends over time.

There are over 3,500 deaths from brain and other central nervous system cancers every year in the UK, which accounts for just over 2% of all cancer deaths. The annual number of deaths in the UK and its constituent countries together with the rates for the year 2006 are shown in Table 2.11-4.

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Brain and central nervous system tumour mortality by age and sex

The distribution of deaths from brain and central nervous system tumours by age for males and females separately are shown in Figure 2.11-4.

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Trends in brain and central nervous system cancers mortality

The age-standardised mortality rates for brain and central nervous system tumours between 1971 and 2006 for the UK are shown in Figure 2.2.

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References for brain and other central nervous system tumours mortality

1. Office for National Statistics. Mortality Statistics, England and Wales, 2006. Accessed 2008
2. Scottish Health Statistics 2006 ISD Scotland Accessed 2008
3. Welsh Cancer Intelligence and Surveillance Unit. Cancer Mortality in Wales 2006. Accessed 2008
4. Northern Ireland Cancer Registry. Cancer Mortality in Northern Ireland, 2006. Accessed 2008

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