Pancreatic cancer is the 5th most common cause of cancer death in the UK, accounting for 6% of all cancer deaths (2017-2019).[1-4]
In females in the UK, pancreatic cancer is the 5th most common cause of cancer death (6% of all female cancer deaths). In males in the UK, it is the 5th most common cause of cancer death (5% of all male cancer deaths).
49% of pancreatic cancer deaths in the UK are in females, and 51% are in males (2017-2019).
Pancreatic cancer mortality rates (European
Pancreatic cancer mortality rates (European
For pancreatic cancer, mortality rates do not vary between UK constituent nations however incidence rates do vary between the UK constituent nations.
Pancreatic Cancer (C25), Annual Average Number of Deaths, Crude and European Age-Standardised (AS) Mortality Rates per 100,000 Persons Population, UK, 2017-2019
England | Scotland | Wales | Northern Ireland | UK | ||
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Female | Deaths | 3,921 | 390 | 251 | 119 | 4,680 |
Crude Rate | 13.9 | 14.0 | 15.8 | 12.5 | 13.9 | |
AS Rate | 13.6 | 13.2 | 13.9 | 13.3 | 13.5 | |
AS Rate - 95% LCL | 13.3 | 12.4 | 12.9 | 11.9 | 13.3 | |
AS Rate - 95% UCL | 13.8 | 13.9 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.8 | |
Male | Deaths | 4,078 | 415 | 256 | 128 | 4,877 |
Crude Rate | 14.7 | 15.7 | 16.6 | 13.9 | 14.9 | |
AS Rate | 17.1 | 17.6 | 17.1 | 18.0 | 17.2 | |
AS Rate - 95% LCL | 16.8 | 16.7 | 15.9 | 16.2 | 16.9 | |
AS Rate - 95% UCL | 17.4 | 18.6 | 18.3 | 19.8 | 17.5 | |
Persons | Deaths | 7,999 | 805 | 507 | 247 | 9,558 |
Crude Rate | 14.3 | 14.8 | 16.2 | 13.1 | 14.4 | |
AS Rate | 15.2 | 15.2 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.2 | |
AS Rate - 95% LCL | 15.0 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 15.0 | |
AS Rate - 95% UCL | 15.4 | 15.8 | 16.2 | 16.5 | 15.4 |
References
- England and Wales data were accessed from Nomis mortality statistics by underlying cause, sex and age, November 2021: Nomis mortality statistics by underlying cause, sex and age.
- Scotland data were provided by ISD Scotland on request, November 2021. Similar data can be found here: http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Cancer/Publications/index.asp(link is external).
- Northern Ireland data were provided by the Northern Ireland Cancer Registry on request, February 2022. Similar data can be found here: http://www.qub.ac.uk/research-centres/nicr/.
- Population data were published by the Office for National statistics, accessed July 2020. The data can be found here: Population estimates for the UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, provisional: mid-2019.
About this data
Data is for UK, 2017-2019, C25.