Cancer Registration Statistics, England 2019

In 2019, for all malignant cancers diagnosed (excluding NMSC), there was geographical variation in the age-standardised incidence rate of cancer across England.

The North East had the highest age-standardised cancer incidence rate for males and females at 717 and 603 per 100,000 people. Whilst the East had the lowest rate for males at 663 per 100,000 people and London had the lowest rate for females at 524 per 100,000 people.

In 2019, the age-standardised cancer incidence rates also varied across regions by cancer site/group and sex. For the 3 most common cancers by sex:

• For lung cancer, the North East had the highest rate for males and females at 108 and 96 per 100,000 people. The South East had the lowest rate for males at 74 per 100,000 people, whereas the South West had the lowest rate for females at 53 per 100,000 people.
• For colon and rectum cancer, the North East had the highest rate for males at 92 per 100,000 people, whereas the East Midlands had the highest rate for females at 61 per 100,000 people. London had the lowest rate for males and females at 77 and 53 per 100,000 people
• For breast cancer in females, the South East had the highest rate at 183 per 100,000 people, whereas London had the lowest rate at 162 per 100,000 people.
• For prostate cancer in males, London had the highest rate at 211 per 100,000 people, whereas the North East had the lowest rate at 165 per 100,000 people.