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Cancer incidence for all cancers combined

Incidence statistics for all cancers combined are presented here. There are also data by country in the UK and on trends over time. The ICD codes for all cancers combined are ICD-10 C00-C97 excluding C44.

The latest incidence statistics available for all cancers in the UK are 2010. Find out why these are the latest statistics available.

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UK totals of cancer incidence

More than 324,500 people were diagnosed with cancer in the UK in 2010 (Table 1.1).1-4 The crude rate shows that this equates to around 521 cases for every 100,000 people. The European age-standardised rate for the UK (which provides unbiased comparisons between different populations with respect to age) is significantly higher in males than in females (426 per 100,000 vs. 374 per 100,000, respectively).

Table 1.1: All Cancers Excluding Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer (C00-C97 Excl. C44), Number of New Cases, Crude and European Age-Standardised (AS) Incidence Rates, Countries of the UK, 2010

England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland United Kingdom
Male Cases 136,372 9,363 14,036 4,133 163,904
Crude Rate 529.4 636.5 554.7 467.3 534.9
AS Rate 422.6 453.7 436.7 426.2 425.5
AS Rate - 95% LCL* 420.3 444.5 429.5 413.2 423.5
AS Rate - 95% UCL* 424.8 462.9 444.0 439.2 427.6
Female Cases 132,386 8,769 15,413 4,107 160,675
Crude Rate 500.0 571.1 572.6 448.9 508.2
AS Rate 369.6 390.6 408.1 365.0 374.0
AS Rate - 95% LCL* 367.6 382.4 401.7 353.8 372.1
AS Rate - 95% UCL* 371.5 398.8 414.6 376.2 375.8
Persons Cases 268,758 18,132 29,449 8,240 324,579
Crude Rate 514.5 603.1 563.9 457.9 521.3
AS Rate 390.8 416.3 417.2 388.5 394.4
AS Rate - 95% LCL* 389.3 410.3 412.5 380.1 393.0
AS Rate - 95% UCL* 392.3 422.4 422.0 396.9 395.8

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*95% LCL and 95% UCL are the 95% lower and upper confidence limits around the AS Rate

Across the UK, the highest age-standardised rates are seen in Wales for males (454 per 100,000) and in Scotland for females (408 per 100,000).

section reviewed 19/12/12
section updated 19/12/12

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Trends in cancer incidence in Great Britain

The European age-standardised incidence rates for all cancers in Great Britain increased by 22% in males during the period 1975-1977 to 2008-2010 (from 351.8 per 100,000 to 429.8 per 100,000) and by 42% in females (from 263.3 per 100,000 to 375.1 per 100,000), with almost this entire rise occurring before the late 1990s (Figure 1.1).1-3 Over the last ten years in Great Britain (between 1999-2001 and 2008-2010), the incidence rates increased by just 2% in males and 6% in females.


Figure 1.1: All Cancers Excluding Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer (C00-C97 Excl. C44), European Age-Standardised Incidence Rates, Great Britain, 1975-2010

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References for cancer incidence all cancers combined

  1. Data were provided by the Office for National Statistics on request, June 2012. Similar data can be found here: http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/vsob1/cancer-statistics-registrations--england--series-mb1-/index.html
  2. Data were provided by ISD Scotland on request, April 2012. Similar data can be found here: http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Cancer/Publications/index.asp
  3. Data were provided by the Welsh Cancer Intelligence and Surveillance Unit on request, April 2012. Similar data can be found here: http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sites3/page.cfm?orgid=242&pid=59080
  4. Data were provided by the Northern Ireland Cancer Registry on request, October 2012. Similar data can be found here: http://www.qub.ac.uk/research-centres/nicr/CancerData/OnlineStatistics/