Laryngeal (larynx) cancer - UK mortality statistics

Laryngeal cancer (cancer of the larynx) mortality statistics for the UK can be found here, including by sex and age, and trends over time up to 2008. Top line mortality for 2009 only can be found on the Data table: Cancer cases and deaths in the UK.

Laryngeal cancer mortality

 
 

In countries of the UK

Laryngeal cancer (cancer of the larynx) caused 849 deaths in the UK in 2008. The annual number of deaths in the UK and its constituent countries together with the rates for the year 2008 are shown in Table 2.1.

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

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By age and sex

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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Trends over time

The age-standardised mortality rates between 1971 and 2008 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 2008 London TSO 2010
  2.  ISD Online, 2010, Cancer Mortality in Scotland, 2008
  3.  Northern Ireland Cancer Registry, 2010, Cancer Mortality in Northern Ireland, 2008