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Cancer: Death

Volume 469: debated on Tuesday 11 December 2007

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the death rates from cancer in under 75-year-olds were in (a) England, (b) each strategic health authority area and (c) each primary care trust area in each year since 2000. (172582)

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.

Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 10 December 2007:

As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking what the death rates from cancer in under 75 year olds were in (a) England, (b) each strategic health authority area, and (c) each primary care trust area in each year since 2000. (172582)

Mortality rates for the current NHS organisations in England are available from 2002 onwards. The attached table provides the age-standardised mortality rate from all cancers for persons under 75 years old, in (a) England, (b) strategic health authorities and (c) primary care organisations, from 2002 to 2006 (the latest year available). A copy has been placed in the House of Commons Library.

Table 1. Age-standardised mortality rate from cancer1,2, all persons aged under 75 years, in England, strategic health authorities and primary care organisations3, 2002-064

Rate per 100,000 (persons)

Area

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

England

125

121

119

117

116

North-east

145

137

138

134

136

County Durham

136

142

136

129

134

Darlington

141

119

133

122

125

Gateshead

152

133

134

143

137

Hartlepool

161

153

161

148

157

Middlesbrough

167

152

150

143

154

Newcastle

157

143

140

151

145

North Tees

148

142

145

129

141

North Tyneside

156

136

150

124

132

Northumberland

122

119

125

115

121

Redcar and Cleveland

140

127

137

144

133

South Tyneside

162

150

152

148

136

Sunderland Teaching

142

140

131

138

139

North-west

139

133

132

133

128

Ashton, Leigh and Wigan

133

133

138

118

126

Blackburn with Darwen

155

151

145

131

129

Blackpool

149

134

152

148

141

Bolton

132

138

123

135

121

Bury

128

128

145

128

130

Central and Eastern Cheshire

119

110

112

114

106

Central Lancashire

130

116

116

129

113

Cumbria

122

117

123

120

116

East Lancashire

136

127

124

122

116

Halton and St. Helens

138

141

141

155

131

Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale

146

133

155

144

119

Knowsley

166

181

161

139

167

Liverpool

162

163

162

175

161

Manchester

173

163

165

165

167

North Lancashire

127

120

120

128

119

Oldham

161

144

133

135

133

Salford

161

165

154

154

149

Sefton

134

130

134

130

118

Stockport

121

125

119

124

118

Tameside and Glossop

152

149

121

140

136

Trafford

128

121

121

125

129

Warrington

112

128

119

114

119

Western Cheshire

141

124

119

116

125

Wirral

153

135

131

125

136

Yorkshire and the Humber

133

128

125

121

121

Barnsley

146

143

145

133

134

Bradford and Airedale

135

124

138

121

118

Calderdale

137

129

120

116

114

Doncaster

149

145

136

131

129

East Riding of Yorkshire

114

116

110

116

108

Hull

155

142

154

137

150

Leeds

135

133

124

121

122

North East Lincolnshire Care Trust Plus

135

141

126

133

136

North Lincolnshire

132

112

119

111

121

North Yorkshire and York

113

113

111

108

105

Rotherham

145

146

139

115

128

Sheffield

135

124

124

127

117

Wakefield District

146

132

123

130

131

East midlands

122

121

117

115

113

Bassetlaw

123

151

132

111

134

Derby City

121

119

122

108

115

Derbyshire County

123

128

113

116

113

Leicester City

125

118

121

119

111

Leicestershire County and Rutland

100

109

109

106

101

Lincolnshire

119

117

114

109

117

Northamptonshire

128

114

119

122

114

Nottingham City

150

153

153

135

143

Nottinghamshire County

126

121

114

120

110

West midlands

126

124

119

119

119

Birmingham East and North

147

131

125

128

128

Coventry Teaching

132

126

126

136

122

Dudley

134

128

118

117

116

Heart of Birmingham Teaching

134

128

128

137

127

Herefordshire

109

106

101

106

102

North Staffordshire

128

114

118

109

117

Sandwell

147

147

140

126

142

Shropshire County

115

107

110

103

111

Solihull Care Trust

120

112

119

104

116

South Birmingham

132

132

127

131

120

South Staffordshire

119

118

117

115

108

Stoke on Trent

136

155

152

136

135

Telford and Wrekin

109

129

124

123

125

Walsall Teaching

135

133

127

132

134

Warwickshire

115

117

97

117

113

Wolverhampton City

148

139

128

130

139

Worcestershire

109

112

111

108

108

East of England

114

114

111

108

106

Bedfordshire

114

108

118

110

107

Cambridgeshire

114

111

103

104

103

East and North Hertfordshire

118

116

115

102

105

Great Yarmouth and Waveney

107

115

106

116

115

Luton

112

117

116

132

103

Mid Essex

107

121

111

103

99

Norfolk

116

109

101

102

105

North-east Essex

112

114

107

114

105

Peterborough

123

117

114

129

107

South-east Essex

117

117

119

115

114

South-west Essex

133

124

121

111

124

Suffolk

109

114

110

105

94

West Essex

109

115

110

109

108

West Hertfordshire

113

107

117

108

107

London

124

119

117

114

113

Barking and Dagenham

154

148

126

142

142

Barnet

100

105

105

101

99

Bexley

115

112

109

112

117

Brent Teaching

119

108

100

89

102

Bromley

112

115

104

110

105

Camden

114

115

126

121

122

City and Hackney Teaching

145

123

138

122

131

Croydon

120

109

125

113

109

Ealing

100

112

106

118

103

Enfield

113

122

109

116

100

Greenwich Teaching

137

138

135

146

133

Hammersmith and Fulham

152

142

129

117

106

Haringey Teaching

114

134

125

108

119

Harrow

105

100

102

103

100

Havering

127

111

110

125

115

Hillingdon

130

107

125

120

116

Hounslow

135

127

101

110

125

Islington

171

146

151

131

142

Kensington and Chelsea

102

75

80

89

61

Kingston

123

114

99

99

110

Lambeth

145

133

128

137

127

Lewisham

136

141

132

144

124

Newham

130

124

142

118

133

Redbridge

130

109

105

98

102

Richmond and Twickenham

111

117

135

101

117

Southwark

146

129

125

121

126

Sutton and Merton

117

126

105

107

104

Tower Hamlets

148

148

165

130

150

Waltham Forest

137

126

114

114

126

Wandsworth

130

110

130

122

121

Westminster

110

116

109

97

84

South-east coast

114

115

113

109

110

Brighton and Hove City

117

119

123

129

135

East Sussex Downs and Weald

108

109

124

103

104

Eastern and Coastal Kent

128

125

122

116

118

Hastings and Rother

124

113

120

108

127

Medway

130

138

120

118

131

Surrey

102

104

102

101

102

West Kent

117

117

117

.101

101

West Sussex

110

111

106

113

107

South central

117

112

111

109

108

Berkshire East

110

111

110

94

104

Berkshire West

105

109

111

104

102

Buckinghamshire

123

110

112

104

112

Hampshire

115

113

107

106

102

Isle of Wight NHS

110

117

116

107

114

Milton Keynes

132

118

143

124

105

Oxfordshire

109

97

102

112

103

Portsmouth City Teaching

125

140

117

138

143

Southampton City

146

134

118

131

134

South-west

117

113

109

108

107

Bath and North East Somerset

109

103

107

113

100

Bournemouth and Poole

108

103

112

117

109

Bristol

142

126

137

120

125

Cornwall and Isles of Scilly

123

108

111

109

111

Devon

118

116

108

107

106

Dorset

110

105

101

106

97

Gloucestershire

105

112

107

104

105

North Somerset

127

113

106

100

96

North Staffordshire

128

114

118

109

117

Plymouth Teaching

127

144

126

123

123

Somerset

110

110

108

108

103

South Gloucestershire

111

112

102

99

113

Swindon

117

115

101

120

126

Torbay

138

115

101

112

105

Wiltshire

115

108

100

97

104

1 Cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes COO to C97.

2 Age-standardised rates are used to allow comparison between populations which may contain different proportions of people of different ages.

3 Based on boundaries as of 2007. The 152 primary care organisations include 148 primary care trusts (PCTs), and four care organisations (CO's).

4 Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year.