Liver cancer mortality statistics
Liver cancer mortality by gender and UK country
| Liver cancer is the 8th most common cause of cancer death in the UK, with around 6,300 deaths every year. Mortality rates are higher in males, making it the 8th most common cause of cancer death in this demographic. |
Liver cancer mortality by age
| Mortality rates for liver cancer in the UK are highest in people aged 85 to 89, with around 11.3% of all liver cancer deaths occurring in this age group (2021-2023). |
Liver cancer mortality trends over time
| Liver cancer mortality rates have more than tripled (235%) in the UK since the early 1970s, and rates have increased by around a fifth (19%) in the last decade (2021-2023). |
Liver cancer mortality projections
| Liver cancer mortality rates in the UK are projected to increase by 9% between 2024-2026 and 2038-2040, with around 9,500 deaths each year by 2038-2040. |
There is evidence for a strong association between liver cancer mortality and deprivation for both males and females in England.[1] England-wide data for 2007-2011 show European age-standardised mortality rates are 100% higher for males living in the most deprived areas compared with the least deprived, and 72% higher for females.[1]
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The estimated deprivation gradient in liver cancer mortality between people living in the most and least deprived areas in England has not changed in the period 2002-2011.[1] It has been estimated that there would have been around 600 fewer cancer deaths each year in England during 2007-2011 if all people experienced the same mortality rates as the least deprived.[1]
Further mortality by deprivation statistics and charts can be found on the Cancer Research UK's Cancer Statistics Data Hub
See also
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Deprivation gradient for cancer mortality
Deprivation gradient in liver cancer incidence
Socio-economic variation in cancer mortality for Scotland
Socio-economic variation in cancer mortality for Wales
Socio-economic variation in cancer mortality for Northern Ireland
Reference
- Cancer Research UK and National Cancer Intelligence Network. Cancer by deprivation in England: Incidence, 1996-2010, Mortality, 1997-2011. London: NCIN; 2014.
About this data
Data is for: UK, 2007-2011, ICD-10 C22
Deprivation gradient statistics were calculated using mortality data for 2007-2011. The deprivation quintiles were calculated using the Income domain scores from the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) from the following years: 2004, 2007 and 2010. Full details on the data and methodology can be found in the Cancer by Deprivation in England NCIN report.
Last reviewed: 8 April 2016
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