Cervical cancer is the 14th most common cancer in females in the UK, accounting for 2% of all new cancer cases in females (2016-2018).In females and males combined, cervical cancer is not among the 20 most common cancers in the UK, accounting for less than 1% of all new cancer cases (2016-2018).[1-4]
Cervical cancer incidence rates (European age-standardised ) for females are significantly higher than the UK average in Scotland and Wales, and similar to the UK average in all other UK constituent countries.
For cervical cancer, like most cancer types, differences between countries largely reflect risk factor prevalence in years past.
Cervical Cancer (C53), 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 | 2,626 | 323 | 166 | 81 | 3,197 |
Crude Rate | 9.3 | 11.6 | 10.5 | 8.6 | 9.6 | |
AS Rate | 9.5 | 11.7 | 11.0 | 8.8 | 9.7 | |
AS Rate - 95% LCL | 9.3 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 7.7 | 9.5 | |
AS Rate - 95% UCL | 9.7 | 12.5 | 12.0 | 10.0 | 9.9 | |
Persons | Cases | 2,626 | 323 | 166 | 81 | 3,197 |
Crude Rate | 4.7 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | |
AS Rate | 4.8 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 5.0 | |
AS Rate - 95% LCL | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 4.9 | |
AS Rate - 95% UCL | 4.9 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 |

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 C53.