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Key messages on incidence, survival, mortality, risk factors (causes) and a summary table of the statistics for kidney cancer are given here.
More comprehensive information and statistics for kidney cancer is here: incidence, survival, mortality and risk factors (causes).
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The latest statistics available for kidney cancer are; incidence 2010, mortality 2010, and survival 2005-2009. Source years are specified in the statistics table. Find out why these are the latest statistics available.
- Kidney cancer is the 8th most common cancer in the UK.
- Around 9,600 people in the UK were diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2010, that’s around 26 every day.
- Kidney cancer is the 7th most common cancer in men in the UK, with around 5,900 new cases diagnosed in the UK in 2010.
- Kidney cancer is the 9th most common cancer in women in the UK, with around 3,700 new cases diagnosed in the UK in 2010.
- Around three-quarters of new cases of kidney cancer are diagnosed in people aged 60 and over.
- Kidney cancer incidence rates in Britain have more than doubled since the mid-1970s.
- In the last ten years kidney cancer incidence rates in the UK have increased by more than a quarter.
- In Europe (EU-27), an estimated 73,000 people were diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2008.
- Worldwide, it is estimated that more than 273,000 people were diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2008.
Read more in-depth kidney cancer incidence statistics.
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- Around half of people diagnosed with kidney cancer in England survive their disease for at least five years after diagnosis.
- Ten-year survival rates for people diagnosed with kidney cancer in England and Wales have almost doubled in the last 40 years.
- In England, around 40% of people diagnosed with kidney cancer are now likely to survive their disease for at least ten years.
Read more in-depth kidney cancer survival statistics.
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- Kidney cancer is the twelfth most common cause of cancer death in the UK.
- Around 4,100 people died from kidney cancer in 2010 in the UK, that’s around 11 people every day.
- More than seven in ten deaths from kidney cancer are in people aged 65 and over.
- Since the mid-1970s, kidney cancer death rates in the UK have increased by around a third for men and by around 45% for women.
- In Europe (EU-27), an estimated 31,300 people died from kidney cancer in 2008.
- Worldwide more than 116,000 people were estimated died from kidney cancer in 2008.
Read more in-depth kidney cancer mortality statistics.
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- Smoking is a major preventable risk factor for kidney cancer; on average smokers have a 50% increase in risk of kidney cancer.
- Obesity is an established risk factor for kidney cancer.
- Kidney cancer risk increases by around 60% in those with a history of hypertension (high blood pressure).
- People with a close family member with kidney cancer have an increased risk of being diagnosed themselves.
- Risk of kidney cancer is higher in men than in women.
Read more in-depth kidney cancer risk factors.
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| KIDNEY CANCER STATISTICS | Males | Females | Persons | Country | Year3 |
| Number of new cases per year | 5,906 | 3,733 | 9,639 | UK | 2010 |
| Incidence rate per 100,000 population1 | 15.7 | 8.4 | 11.8 | ||
| Number of deaths per year | 2,451 | 1,611 | 4,062 | UK | 2010 |
| Mortality rate per 100,000 population1 | 6.2 | 3.1 | 4.5 | ||
| One-year survival rate2 | 71.5% | 71.4% | 71.4% | England | 2005-2009 |
| Five-year survival rate2 | 53.3% | 54.8% | 53.9% | ||
| Ten-year survival rate2 | 43.0% | 44.3% | 43.5% | England & Wales | 2007 (predicted) |
1. European age-standardised 2. Adults diagnosed 3. Latest statistics available
More detailed statistics for kidney cancer can found using these links: incidence, survival, mortality and risk factors.
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