Cancer Registration Statistics, England 2019

In 2019, the 3 most common cancers diagnosed in England varied by sex and age group.

In males aged 0 to 14 years, the 3 most common cancers, leukaemia, brain cancer and non-Hodgkin lymphoma, accounted for 57% of all cancers registered (Figure 3). In females aged 0 to 14 years, the 3 most common cancers, leukaemia, brain cancer and kidney cancer, accounted for 53% of all cancers registered (Figure 4).

Prostate cancer was the most commonly diagnosed cancer in adult males aged 45 years and over, while for adult males aged 15 to 44 years, testicular cancer was the most commonly diagnosed (Figure 3).

Breast cancer was the most commonly diagnosed cancer in all females aged 15 years and over, accounting for 49% of cases diagnosed in those aged 45 to 54 years, and gradually decreasing to 22% of cases in those aged 75 years and over (Figure 4).

Figure 3: Three most common cancers by age group for males, England, 2019

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Figure 4: Three most common cancers by age group for females, England, 2019

Download the data for this chart Figure 4: Three most common cancers by age group for females, England, 2019