Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is the 11th most common cause of cancer death in the UK, accounting for 3% of all cancer deaths (2018).[1-3]
In females in the UK, non-Hodgkin lymphoma is the 11th most common cause of cancer death (3% of all female cancer deaths). In males in the UK, it is the 12th most common cause of cancer death (3% of all male cancer deaths).
44% of non-Hodgkin lymphoma deaths in the UK are in females, and 56% are in males (2018).
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma mortality rates (European age-standardised are similar to the UK average in all the UK constituent countries.
For Non-Hodgkin lymphoma cancer mortality rates do not vary between UK constituent nations however incidence rates do vary between the UK constituent nations.
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (C82-C86), Number of Deaths, Crude and European Age-Standardised (AS) Mortality Rates per 100,000 Population, UK, 2018
England | Scotland | Wales | Northern Ireland | UK | ||
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Female | Deaths | 1,808 | 198 | 110 | 61 | 2,177 |
Crude Rate | 6.4 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 6.5 | |
AS Rate | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 6.2 | |
AS Rate - 95% LCL | 5.9 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 6.0 | |
AS Rate - 95% UCL | 6.4 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 8.4 | 6.5 | |
Male | Deaths | 2,355 | 225 | 165 | 56 | 2,801 |
Crude Rate | 8.5 | 8.5 | 10.7 | 6.0 | 8.5 | |
AS Rate | 10.1 | 9.8 | 11.4 | 8.1 | 10.1 | |
AS Rate - 95% LCL | 9.7 | 8.5 | 9.7 | 6.0 | 9.7 | |
AS Rate - 95% UCL | 10.5 | 11.1 | 13.2 | 10.3 | 10.4 | |
Persons | Deaths | 4,163 | 423 | 275 | 117 | 4,978 |
Crude Rate | 7.4 | 7.8 | 8.8 | 6.2 | 7.5 | |
AS Rate | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 7.9 | |
AS Rate - 95% LCL | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 6.0 | 7.7 | |
AS Rate - 95% UCL | 8.1 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 | 8.1 |


References
- Data were provided by the Office for National Statistics on request, November 2019. Similar data can be found here: http://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths.
- Data were provided by ISD Scotland on request, October 2019. Similar data can be found here: http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Cancer/Publications/index.asp.
- Data were provided by the Northern Ireland Cancer Registry on request, June 2020. Similar data can be found here: http://www.qub.ac.uk/research-centres/nicr/.
About this data
Data is for UK, 2018, C82-C86.
The term non-Hodgkin lymphoma describes a large group of lymphoma subtypes, which differ substantially in their cellular origin and clinical behaviour. The subtypes can be broadly divided into B-cell lymphomas, T-cell lymphomas, and lymphoproliferative disorders not otherwise specified. B-cell lymphomas can be further divided into five main types: diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, marginal zone lymphomas, follicular lymphoma, mantle cell lymphoma, and Burkitt lymphoma. It is important to recognise the variation between these subtypes when interpreting statistics on NHL as a whole. The Haematological Malignancy Research Network provides detailed incidence statistics for NHL subtypes.