Kidney cancer is the 13th most common cause of cancer death in the UK (2014), accounting for 3% of all cancer deaths.[1-3] In males, it is the 10th most common cause of cancer death in the UK (3% of all male cancer deaths), whilst it is the 14th most common cause of cancer death in females in the UK (2% of all female cancer deaths).
In 2014, there were 4,421 kidney cancer deaths in the UK: 2,774 (63%) in males and 1,647 (37%) in females, giving a male:female ratio of around 17:10.[1-3] The crude mortality rate shows that there are 9 kidney cancer deaths for every 100,000 males in the UK, and 5 for every 100,000 females.
The European 
(AS rates) are significantly higher in Scotland compared with England for both males and females.[1-3] The mortality rate in Scotland is also significantly higher than that in Northern Ireland for females only.[1-3] There are no significant differences between the other constituent countries of the UK for either sex.
Kidney Cancer (C64-C66 and C68), Number of Deaths, Crude and European Age-Standardised (AS) Mortality Rates per 100,000 Population, UK, 2014
| England | Wales | Scotland | Northern Ireland | UK | ||
| Male | Deaths | 2,240 | 166 | 303 | 65 | 2,774 |
| Crude Rate | 8.4 | 10.9 | 11.7 | 7.2 | 8.7 | |
| AS Rate | 10.3 | 12.2 | 13.8 | 10.0 | 10.7 | |
| AS Rate - 95% LCL | 9.9 | 10.3 | 12.2 | 7.6 | 10.3 | |
| AS Rate - 95% UCL | 10.8 | 14.0 | 15.3 | 12.5 | 11.1 | |
| Female | Deaths | 1,343 | 84 | 188 | 32 | 1,647 |
| Crude Rate | 4.9 | 5.3 | 6.8 | 3.4 | 5.0 | |
| AS Rate | 4.8 | 4.8 | 6.7 | 3.8 | 5.0 | |
| AS Rate - 95% LCL | 4.6 | 3.8 | 5.7 | 2.5 | 4.7 | |
| AS Rate - 95% UCL | 5.1 | 5.9 | 7.7 | 5.2 | 5.2 | |
| Persons | Deaths | 3,583 | 250 | 491 | 97 | 4,421 |
| Crude Rate | 6.6 | 8.1 | 9.2 | 5.3 | 6.8 | |
| AS Rate | 7.3 | 8.0 | 9.8 | 6.5 | 7.5 | |
| AS Rate - 95% LCL | 7.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 5.2 | 7.3 | |
| AS Rate - 95% UCL | 7.5 | 9.0 | 10.7 | 7.8 | 7.7 |
95% LCL and 95% UCL are the 95% lower and upper around the
Kidney cancer (ICD-10 C64 only) mortality rates throughout the UK show very little variation between health boundaries for both males and females.[4,5]
References
- Data were provided by the Office for National Statistics on request, November 2015. Similar data can be found here: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/deathsregistrationsummarytables/previousReleases.
- Data were provided by Information Services Division (ISD) Scotland on request, November 2015. Similar data can be found here: http://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/vital-events/vital-events-reference-tables.
- Data were provided by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency on request, November 2015. Similar data can be found here: http://www.nisra.gov.uk/demography/default.asp2.htm.
- NCIN. Cancer Incidence and Mortality by Cancer Network, UK, 2005. London: NCIN;2008.
- NCIN. Cancer e-Atlas. European Age-Standardised Mortality Rates, UK (England: former Primary Care Trusts; Wales; Scotland: NHS Health Boards; Northern Ireland: Health and Social Care Trusts), 2009-2011.
