Other sources of cancer statistics
Cancer Research UK publish a range of statistics on cancer incidence, mortality and survival, accessible through their 'Cancer Stats' site.
National Statistics for the UK which have been published by the Office for National Statistics are available here.
Incidence, mortality and survival statistics for each of the UK nations are also available from the following agencies:
- England and Wales - the Office for National Statistics
- Wales - the Welsh Cancer Surveillance and Intelligence Unit
- Scotland - Information Services Department (ISD), Scotland
- Northern Ireland - Northern Ireland Cancer Registry
National Statistics for England which have been published by the Office for National Statistics are available here:
- Cancer in England
- Cancer Registration Statistics England 2007 (175Kb - xls)
- Cancer Registration Statistics England 2006 (159Kb - xls)
- Cancer Registration Statistics England 2005 (155Kb - xls)
- Cancer Registration Statistics England 2004 (101Kb - xls)
- Cancer Registration Statistics England 2003 (99Kb - xls)
- Cancer Registration Statistics England 2002 (89Kb - xls)
- Cancer Registration Statistics England 2001 (138Kb - xls)
- Cancer Registration Statistics England 2000 (39Kb - xls)
- Cancer Registration Statistics England 1999 (38Kb - xls)
Regional Statistics
Regional statistics for England are available directly from the eight regional cancer registries
Regional Statistics for the non-English countries are available directly from the national agencies
Cancer Survival
The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Cancer Research UK Cancer Survival Group make available tools for cancer survival analysis as well as national, regional and other life tables
Cancer survival statistics for England are available from ONS:
Site Specific Statistics
Statistics for individual cancer sites are published by Cancer Research UK. Statistics for England are available from ONS.
- Cancer Research UK statistics on the most commonly diagnosed types of cancer in the UK
- Bowel cancer in England
- Breast cancer in England
International statistics
IARC has published GLOBOCAN 2008 which provides estimates of cancer incidence and mortality for nearly every country in the world for 27 cancer sites together with graphics and map tools.
Health Profiles
The Association of Public Health Observatories (APHO) publishes health profiles for a range of geographial areas. These provide a snapshot of health for each local council in England using key health indicators.
