Leukaemia - UK mortality statistics
Leukaemia mortality statistics can be found here, including by age and sex and trends over time up to 2008. Top line mortality for 2009 only can be found on the Leukaemia Key Facts.
Leukaemia mortlaity
In 2008 there were 4,367 deaths from leukaemia in the UK 1-3. ( Table 2.1) Leukaemia is the 11th most common cause of death from cancer in the UK.
Leukaemia death rates are very low in people under 50 years old, rising steadily through the 50s, and increasing dramatically in the over 60's(Figure 2.1).
Mortality for all leukaemias combined for both men and women in the UK shows a very gradual decline between the late 1970's and 2008 ( Figure 2.2).
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References for leukaemia mortality
- Office for National Statistics, 2010 Mortality Statistics: Cause, 2008
- ISD Online, 2010 Cancer Incidence and Mortality data, 2008
- Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency 2010 Northern Ireland Mortality data, 2008.
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