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UK Oesophageal Cancer mortality statistics

This page presents oesophageal cancer mortality statistics including age and sex, and trends over time.

The numbers of oesophageal cancer deaths and their age distribution is very similar to the incidence data shown on the incidence page - this is due to the poor prognosis for this disease.

In the UK 7,419 people died from oesophageal cancer in 2005 (see Table 2.1).1-3

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Oesophageal cancer is responsible for around 5% of all cancer deaths, making it the fifth most common cause of cancer death overall, the fourth in men and the sixth in women.

Oesophageal cancer mortality by age and sex

Figure 2.1 shows the numbers of deaths and age-specific mortality rates by sex for oesophageal cancer in the UK for 2005.1-3

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Oesophageal cancer mortality trends over time

Mortality rates have risen sharply over the last thirty years in the UK as illustrated in Figure 2.2. The male European age-standardised rate per 100,000 population between 1971 and 2005 rose from 7.8 to 13.4. The corresponding rates for women were 4.2 to 4.9.

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References

1. Office for National Statistics Mortality Statistics: Cause. England and Wales 2005 London TSO 2006
2. Northern Ireland Cancer Registry Cancer Mortality in Northern Ireland, 2005
3. ISD Online Cancer Mortality in Scotland, 2005

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