Survival for womb cancer
Womb cancer is sometimes called endometrial cancer. The endometrium is the lining of the womb. Endometrial cancer is the most common type of womb cancer.
Survival for womb cancer is generally good, particularly if you are diagnosed early.
Survival depends on many factors. No one can tell you exactly how long you will live.
Below are general statistics based on large groups of people. Remember, they can’t tell you what will happen in your individual case.
About these statistics
The terms 1 year survival and 5 year survival don't mean that you will only live for 1 or 5 years.
The NHS, other health organisations, and researchers collect information. They record what happens to people with cancer in the years after their diagnosis. 5 years is a common time point to measure survival. But some people live much longer than this.
5 year survival is the number of people who have not died from their cancer within 5 years after diagnosis.
Survival by stage
The stage of a cancer tells you about its size and whether it has spread. Your outlook (prognosis) depends on the stage of your cancer at diagnosis.
There are no UK-wide statistics available for womb cancer survival by stage.
Survival statistics are available for each stage of womb cancer in England. These are for women diagnosed between 2013 and 2017.
Stage 1
More than 90 out of every 100 women (more than 90%) will survive their cancer for 5 years or more after diagnosis.
Stage 2
Around 75 out of every 100 women (around 75%) will survive their cancer for 5 years or more after they are diagnosed.
Stage 3
Almost 50 out of every 100 women (almost 50%) will survive their cancer for 5 years or more after diagnosis.
Stage 4
15 out of every 100 women (15%) will survive their cancer for 5 years or more after they are diagnosed.
Cancer survival by stage at diagnosis for England, 2019
Office for National Statistics
These statistics are for net survival. Net survival estimates the number of people who survive their cancer rather than calculating the number of people diagnosed with cancer who are still alive. In other words, it is the survival of cancer patients after taking into account that some people would have died from other causes if they had not had cancer.
Survival for all stages of womb cancer
The UK survival statistics come from England and Wales. Scotland and Northern Ireland have a similar population and health care system. So we can apply these survival statistics to the whole of the UK.
Generally for women with womb cancer in the UK:
- 90 out of every 100 (90%) survive their cancer for 1 year or more
- more than 75 out of every 100 (more than 75%) survive their cancer for 5 years or more
- more than 70 out of every 100 (more than 70%) survive their cancer for 10 years or more
Trends over 48 years in a one-number index of survival for all cancers combined, England and Wales (1971–2018): a population-based registry study
M Coleman and others
The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, 2025. Volume 56, Article number 101385
These figures are for women diagnosed with cancer in England and Wales between 1971 and 2018, followed up to 2019 using individual records from the National Disease Registration Service (NDRS) for England, and the Welsh Cancer Intelligence and Surveillance Unit (WCISU).
These statistics are for net survival. Net survival estimates the number of people who survive their cancer rather than calculating the number of people diagnosed with cancer who are still alive. In other words, it is the survival of cancer patients after taking into account that some people would have died from other causes if they had not had cancer.
What affects survival
Your outlook depends on the stage of the cancer when it was diagnosed. This means how big it is and whether it has spread.
The type of cancer and grade of the cancer cells can also affect your survival. Grade means how abnormal the cells look under the microscope.
Your general health and fitness also affect survival. The fitter you are, the better you may be able to cope with your cancer and treatment.
More statistics
For more in-depth information about survival and womb cancer, go to our Cancer Statistics section.
