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UK Thyroid Cancer mortality statistics

This page presents thyroid cancer mortality statistics including by age and sex and trends over time.

Thyroid cancer caused 334 deaths in 2006 in the UK.

The annual number of deaths in the UK and its constituent countries together with the rates for the year 2006 are shown in Table 2.11-3.

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Thyroid cancer mortality trends

The age-standardised mortality rates between 1971 and 2006 for the UK are shown in Figure 2.11-3.

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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.

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References for thyroid cancer mortality

1. Office for National Statistics Mortality Statistics: Cause. England and Wales 2006 London TSO 2008
2. ISD Online, 2008, Cancer Mortality in Scotland, 2006
3. Northern Ireland Cancer Registry, 2008, Cancer Mortality in Northern Ireland, 2006

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