Stomach cancer mortality statistics

  • Mortality rates for mouth, laryx and upper GI cancer (which includes stomach cancer) in the UK in females are 82% higher in the most deprived quintile compared with the least, and rates in males are 92% higher in the most deprived quintile compared with the least.
  • Around 3,900 deaths from mouth, laryx and upper GI cancer each year in the UK are linked with deprivation (around 1,200 in females, and around 2,700 in males).

Further mortality by deprivation statistics and charts can be found on the Cancer Research UK's Cancer Statistics Data Hub.

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