Thyroid cancer - UK mortality statistics

Thyroid cancer 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 Data table: Cancer cases and deaths in the UK

The latest cancer incidence statistics available for the UK are for 2009, and for mortality the latest statistics are for 2010. We are currently working to update all the incidence and mortality pages on this site. Find out why more up to date statistics are not yet available.

Thyroid cancer mortality in the UK

Thyroid cancer caused 354 deaths in 2008 in the UK.

The annual number of deaths in the UK and its constituent countries together with the rates for the year 2008 are shown in Table 2.11-3.

Number of deaths and mortality rates of thyroid cancer, UK

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Thyroid cancer mortality by age and sex

The distribution of deaths by age for males and females separately are shown in Figure 2.21-3.

Numbers of deaths and age-specific mortality rates, thyroid cancer, by sex, UK

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Thyroid cancer mortality trends

The age-standardised mortality rates between 1971 and 2008 for the UK are shown in Figure 2.11-3.

Age-standardised (European) mortality rates for thyroid cancer, by sex in the United Kingdom

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References for thyroid 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