Thyroid cancer is the 20th most common cancer in the UK, accounting for 1% of all new cancer cases (2016-2018).[1-4]
In females in the UK, thyroid cancer is the 17th most common cancer (2% of all new female cancer cases). In males in the UK, it is the 20th most common cancer (less than 1% of all new male cancer cases).
72% of thyroid cancer cases in the UK are in females, and 28% are in males.
Thyroid cancer incidence rates (European age-standardised
For thyroid cancer, there are few established risk factors therefore differences between countries largely reflect differences in diagnosis and data recording.
Thyroid Cancer (C73), Average Number of New Cases Per Year, Crude and European Age-Standardised (AS) Incidence Rates per 100,000 Population, UK, 2016-2018
England | Scotland | Wales | Northern Ireland | UK | ||
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Female | Cases | 2,379 | 227 | 98 | 88 | 2,792 |
Crude Rate | 8.5 | 8.2 | 6.2 | 9.3 | 8.3 | |
AS Rate | 8.7 | 8.1 | 6.2 | 9.7 | 8.5 | |
AS Rate - 95% LCL | 8.5 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 8.5 | 8.4 | |
AS Rate - 95% UCL | 8.9 | 8.7 | 6.9 | 10.8 | 8.7 | |
Male | Cases | 912 | 89 | 37 | 35 | 1,073 |
Crude Rate | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 3.3 | |
AS Rate | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 3.5 | |
AS Rate - 95% LCL | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 3.4 | |
AS Rate - 95% UCL | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 3.6 | |
Persons | Cases | 3,291 | 316 | 135 | 123 | 3,865 |
Crude Rate | 5.9 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 6.6 | 5.9 | |
AS Rate | 6.2 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 7.0 | 6.1 | |
AS Rate - 95% LCL | 6.0 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 6.3 | 6.0 | |
AS Rate - 95% UCL | 6.3 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 7.7 | 6.2 |
References
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Data were provided by the National Cancer Registration and Analysis Service (part of Public Health England), on request through the Office for Data Release, July 2021. Similar data can be found here: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/bulletins/cancerregistrationstatisticsengland/previousReleases
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Data were provided by ISD Scotland on request, April 2020. Similar data can be found here: http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Cancer/Publications.
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Data were published by the Welsh Cancer Intelligence and Surveillance Unit, Health Intelligence Division, Public Health Wales https://phw.nhs.wales/services-and-teams/welsh-cancer-intelligence-and-surveillance-unit-wcisu/cancer-incidence-in-wales-2002-2018/, March 2021.
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Data were provided by the Northern Ireland Cancer Registry on request, May 2020. Similar data can be found here: http://www.qub.ac.uk/research-centres/nicr/.
About this data
Data is for UK, 2016-2018, ICD-10 C73.