Publication, Part of Cancer registrations statistics, England
Cancer Registration Statistics, England 2020
National statistics, Accredited official statistics
The rate of people dying from cancer in England continued to decrease
Age-standardised mortality rates by gender
Tables 5 and 6 show that the age-standardised cancer mortality rate decreased for both males and females between 2019 and 2020. For males, the rate decreased from 307 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019 to 303 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020. Similarly, for females, the rate decreased from 216 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019 to 214 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020. These changes were similar to those seen between 2018 and 2019.
Table 5: Age-standardised mortality rates per 100,000 people for males, England, in 2018, 2019 and 2020 for all cancers, lung cancer, prostate cancer and bowel cancer
|
Cancer site |
Mortality rate in 2018 |
Mortality rate in 2019 |
Mortality rate in 2020 |
Proportionate change in mortality rate (2018 to 2019) |
Proportionate change in mortality rate (2019 to 2020) |
|
All cancers |
313 |
307 |
303 |
-2% |
-1% |
|
Lung |
64 |
62 |
58 |
-3% |
-5% |
|
Prostate |
46 |
46 |
45 |
-1% |
-2% |
|
Bowel |
32 |
32 |
32 |
0% |
0% |
Table 6: Age-standardised mortality rates per 100,000 people for females, England, in 2018, 2019 and 2020 for all cancers, lung cancer, breast cancer and bowel cancer
|
Cancer site |
Mortality rate in 2018 |
Mortality rate in 2019 |
Mortality rate in 2020 |
Proportionate change in mortality rate (2018 to 2019) |
Proportionate change in mortality rate (2019 to 2020) |
|
All cancers |
219 |
216 |
214 |
-1% |
-1% |
|
Lung |
45 |
43 |
43 |
-2% |
-1% |
|
Breast |
33 |
32 |
32 |
-2% |
1% |
|
Bowel |
21 |
21 |
21 |
0% |
0% |
Last edited: 16 March 2023 10:21 am