Young people's cancers mortality statistics

The most common cause of cancer death in young people is leukaemia followed by brain, other CNS and intracranial tumours.[1-3]
Routinely-collected mortality data are presented by ICD-10 code. However, this coding framework is generally not appropriate for cancer in young people because it defines tumours using body site rather than cell type, and the latter is more important for cancer in young people. ICD-10 coding is considered reliable for malignant brain and other CNS tumours and leukaemias, in young people.[4]
 

See also

Cancer mortality statistics for all ages

References

  1. Data were provided by the Office for National Statistics on request, November 2019. Similar data can be found here: http://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths

  2. Data were provided by ISD Scotland on request, October 2019. Similar data can be found here: http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Cancer/Publications/index.asp.

  3. Data were provided by the Northern Ireland Cancer Registry on request, June 2020. Similar data can be found here: http://www.qub.ac.uk/research-centres/nicr/.

About this data

Data is for UK, 2016-2018, Age 15-24, Leukaemia ICD-10 C91-C95; Brain ICD-10 C70-C72; Other cancers ICD-10 C00-C69, C73-C90, C96-C97, D32-D33, D35.2-D35.4, D42-D43, D44.3-D44.5; All cancers combined C00-C97, D32-D33, D35.2-D35.4, D42-D43, D44.3-D44.5.

Last reviewed: 1 February 2021

Around 27,100 deaths occurred from cancer (excluding benign, uncertain and unknown behaviour brain, other CNS and intracranial tumours) in young people (aged 15-39) in Europe in 2012.[1]

Around 390,000 deaths occurred from cancer (excluding benign, uncertain and unknown behaviour brain, other CNS and intracranial tumours) in young people (aged 15-39) worldwide in 2012.[1]

See also

Find out more about the counting and coding of this data

Cancer mortality statistics for all ages

Worldwide mortality statistics

References

  1. International Agency for Research on Cancer. Globocan 2012: Estimated Cancer Incidence, Mortality and Prevalence Worldwide in 2012. Accessed June 2014.

About this data

Data is for: Europe, 2012. See source for ICD codes and other data specifics.

Last reviewed: 16 September 2015

The most common causes of cancer death in young people are brain, other CNS and intracranial tumours followed by leukaemia.[1-3]

Routinely-collected mortality data are presented by ICD-10 code. However, this coding framework is generally not appropriate for cancer in young people because it defines tumours using body site rather than cell type, and the latter is more important for cancer in young people. ICD-10 coding is considered reliable for malignant brain and other CNS tumours and leukaemias, in young people.[4]

See also

Cancer mortality statistics for all ages

References

  1. Data were provided by the Office for National Statistics on request, October 2017. Similar data can be found here: http://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths.
  2. Data were provided by ISD Scotland on request, October 2017. Similar data can be found here: http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Cancer/Publications/index.asp
  3. Data were provided by the Northern Ireland Cancer Registry on request, December 2017. Similar data can be found here: http://www.qub.ac.uk/research-centres/nicr/.
  4. Childhood Cancer Mortality in the UK and Internationally, 2005-2010: www.ncin.org.uk/view?rid=3027

About this data

Data is for UK, 2014-2016, Brain ICD-10 C70-C72; Leakaemia ICD-10 C90-C95; Other cancers ICD-10 C00-C69, C73-C90, C96-C97, D32-D33, D35.2-D35.4, D42-D43, D44.3-D44.5; All cancers combined C00-C97, D32-D33, D35.2-D35.4, D42-D43, D44.3-D44.5.

Last reviewed: 23 May 2018

Cancer (excluding benign, uncertain and unknown behaviour brain, other CNS and intracranial tumours) is the second most common cause of death for males and females aged 15-24. Cancer accounted for 10% of all deaths in this age group in 2020).[1-3]

See also

Find out more about the counting and coding of this data

Cancer mortality statistics by age

Cancer incidence by age statistics

Cancer survival by age statistics

References

  1. England and Wales data were from the Office for National Statistics, accessed February 2022: Nomis mortality statistics by underlying cause, sex and age
  2. Scotland data were from the National Records of Scotland, accessed February 2022: Vital Events Reference Tables
  3. Northern Ireland data were from the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, accessed February 2022: Registrar General Annual Report 2020 Cause of Death

Last reviewed: 14 June 2022

An estimated 11,800 young people’s cancer deaths had been avoided in the UK by 2018 because mortality rates have fallen since the 1970s.[1]

 

See also

Cancer incidence statistics for young people's cancers in the UK

Cancer survival statistics for young people's cancers in the UK

Last reviewed: 21 September 2021

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