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.

In 2007, in the UK there were 3,611 deaths from brain and other central nervous system cancers, which accounted 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 2007 are shown in Table 2.11-4.

Table 2.1: Number of deaths and mortality rates of brain and other central nervous system cancer, UK

Download this table(33.0KB)

 

Brain and central nervous system cancers mortality by:

 
 

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.

Figure 2.1: Numbers of deaths and age-specific mortality rates brain and central nervous system cancer, by sex, UK

Download this chart(37.0KB)

Back to top
 
 

Trends in brain and central nervous system cancers mortality

The age-standardised mortality rates for brain and central nervous system tumours between 1971 and 2007 for the UK are shown in Figure 2.2.

Figure 2.2: Age-standardised (European) mortality, brain and central nervous system cancer, by sex, UK

Download this chart (37.0KB)

Back to top
 
Back to UK Brain and Central Nervous System Cancer incidence statistics Back to
UK Brain and Central Nervous System Cancer incidence statistics
Forward to Brain and Central Nervous System Cancer survival statistics Forward to
Brain and Central Nervous System Cancer survival statistics

Browse related content

 

References for brain and other central nervous system tumours mortality

  1.  Office for National Statistics. Mortality Statistics, England and Wales, 2007. Accessed 2009
  2.  Scottish Health Statistics 2007 ISD Scotland Accessed 2009
  3.  Welsh Cancer Intelligence and Surveillance Unit. Cancer Mortality in Wales 2007. Accessed 2009
  4.  Northern Ireland Cancer Registry. Cancer Mortality in Northern Ireland, 2007. Accessed 2008