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Key messages on incidence, survival, mortality, risk factors (causes) and a summary table of the statistics for stomach cancer are given here.
More comprehensive information and statistics for stomach cancer is here: incidence, survival, mortality and risk factors (causes).
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The latest statistics available for stomach 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.
- In 2010 in the UK, around 7,300 people were diagnosed with stomach cancer, that's around 20 every day.
- Stomach cancer is the tenth most common cancer in men in the UK with around 4,600 new cases in 2010.
- Around 2,600 women in the UK were diagnosed with stomach cancer in 2010.
- More than 9 in 10 of new cases of stomach cancer occur in people aged 50 and over.
- Stomach cancer incidence rates in Britain have more than halved since the late 1980s.
- In 2008 there were around 83,000 new cases of stomach cancer diagnosed in Europe (EU-27).
- The highest rates of stomach cancer in the world are in Eastern Asia, and the lowest are in Northern and Southern Africa.
- Worldwide, around 990,000 people were diagnosed with stomach cancer in 2008.
Read more in-depth stomach cancer incidence statistics.
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- Over the last 40 years five-year relative survival rates for stomach cancer have tripled.
- Stomach cancer survival rates remain low with less than one in five people surviving the disease for five years or more.
Read more in-depth stomach cancer survival statistics.
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- Around 5,000 people in the UK died from stomach cancer in 2010, that's around 14 every day.
- Stomach cancer is the seventh most common cause of cancer death in the UK.
- Stomach cancer is the seventh most common cause of cancer death in men in the UK with around 3,100 deaths in 2010.
- In women in the UK, stomach cancer is the tenth most common cause of cancer death with around 1,900 deaths in 2010.
- Stomach cancer mortality rates in the UK have fallen by around 75% over the last 40 years.
- Worldwide, more than 737,000 people are estimated to have died from stomach cancer in 2008.
Read more in-depth stomach cancer mortality statistics.
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- Helicobacter pylori (H.pylori), a bacterial infection of the lining of the stomach, is a major cause of stomach cancer. Almost a third of stomach cancer cases in the UK are linked to the presence of H. pylori in the stomach.
- Better living conditions with less overcrowding have led to a decrease in the prevalence of H pylori infection.
- More than 1 in 5 stomach cancers in the UK are caused by smoking.
- Fruit and vegetables probably have a protective effect against stomach cancer.
- People consuming high amounts of salt probably have an increased risk of stomach cancer.
- Having a family history of cancer increases risk of stomach cancer.
Read more in-depth stomach cancer risk factors.
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| STOMACH CANCER STATISTICS | Males | Females | Persons | Country | Year3 |
| Number of new cases per year | 4,641 | 2,625 | 7,266 | UK | 2010 |
| Incidence rate per 100,000 population1 | 11.5 | 5.0 | 8.0 | ||
| Number of deaths per year | 3,102 | 1,858 | 4,960 | UK | 2010 |
| Mortality rate per 100,000 population1 | 7.4 | 3.3 | 5.1 | ||
| One-year survival rate2 | 42.2% | 41.7% | 42.0% | England | 2005-2009 |
| Five-year survival rate2 | 17.7% | 17.5% | 17.9% | ||
| Ten-year survival rate2 | 13.7% | 13.1% | 13.5% | England & Wales | 2007 (predicted) |
1. European age-standardised 2. Adults diagnosed 3. Latest statistics available
More detailed stomach cancer statistics can be found using these links: incidence, survival, mortality and risk factors.
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