UK Laryngeal (Larynx) Cancer mortality statistics

This page contains laryngeal cancer (cancer of the larynx) mortality statistics for the UK with information by sex, age, and trends over time.

Laryngeal cancer (cancer of the larynx) causes around 750 deaths every year in the UK.

Laryngeal cancer mortality

 
 

Laryngeal cancer mortality by sex

The annual number of deaths in the UK and its constituent countries together with the rates for the year 2007 are shown in Table 2.1.

Number of deaths and mortality rates of cancer of the larynx in the UK

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Laryngeal cancer mortality by age

The distribution of deaths by age for males and females separately are shown in Figure 2.1.

Numbers of deaths and age-specific mortality rates by sex for laryngeal cancer in the UK

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Laryngeal cancer mortality trends

The age-standardised mortality rates between 1971 and 2007 for the UK are shown in Figure 2.2.

Age-standardised (European) mortality rates, by sex, laryngeal cancer in the UK

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References for laryngeal cancer mortality

  1.  Office for National Statistics Mortality Statistics: Cause. England and Wales 2007 London TSO 2009
  2.  ISD Online, 2009, Cancer Mortality in Scotland, 2007
  3.  Northern Ireland Cancer Registry, 2009, Cancer Mortality in Northern Ireland, 2007