HC Deb 01 April 1987 vol 113 cc520-3W
Mr. Kirkwood

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list in the Official Report the number of deaths in England and Wales from each form of cancer, broken down for men and women, for each of the last 10 years up to the latest year for which figures are available.

Mrs. Currie

The information is contained in table 2 of the OPCS annual volume "Mortality Statistics—cause", England and Wales, series DH2 (Her Majesty's Stationery Office). Copies for each year 1976–84 inclusive can be found in the Library. The figures for 1985 are shown in the table.

ICD Cause of Death All ages
140–239 Neoplasms M 74,324
F 67,294
140–149 Malignant neoplasm of lip, oral cavity and pharynx M 1,003
F 694
140 Malignant neoplasm of lip M 23
141 Malignant neoplasm of tongue M 229
F 163
142 Malignant neoplasm of major salivary glands M 88
F 75
143 Malignant neoplasm of gum M 58
F 43
144 Malignant neoplasm of floor of mouth M 66
F 40
145 Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified parts of mouth M 115
F 87
146 Malignant neoplasm of oropharynx M 128
F 54
147 Malignant neoplasm of nasopharynx M 82
F 45
148 Malignant neoplasm of hypopharynx M 127
F 127
149 Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined sites within the lip, oral cavity and pharynx M 87
F 51
150–159 Malignant neoplasm of digestive organs and peritoneum M 21,478
F 19,660
150 Malignant neoplasm of oesophagus M 2,719
F 1,851
151 Malignant neoplasm of stomach M 5,922
F 4,049
152 Malignant neoplasm of small intestine, including duodenum M 130
F 113
153 Malignant neoplasm of colon M 4,923
F 6,364
154 Malignant neoplasm of rectum, rectosigmoid junction and anus M 3,289
F 2,751
155 Malignant neoplasm of liver and intrahepatic bile ducts M 680
F 499
156 Malignant neoplasm of gallbladder and extrahepatic bile ducts M 329
F 632
157 Malignant neoplasm of pancreas M 3,063
F 3,014
158 Malignant neoplasm of retroperitoneum and peritoneum M 109
F 69
159 Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined sites within the digestive organs and peritoneum M 314
F 318
160–165 Malignant neoplasm of respiratory and intrathoracic organs M 27,124
F 10,139
160 Malignant neoplasm of nasal cavities, middle ear and accessory sinuses M 100
F 89
161 Malignant neoplasm of larynx M 669
F 166
162 Malignant neoplasm of trachea, bronchus and lung M 25,994
F 9,798
163 Malignant neoplasm of pleura M 325
F 42
164 Malignant neoplasm of thymus, heart and mediastinum M 34
F 43
165 Other malignant neoplasms within the respiratory system and intrathoracic organs M 2
F 1
170–175 Malignant neoplasm of bone, connective tissue, skin and breast M 1,206
F 14,600

ICD Cause of Death All ages
170 Malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage M 153
F 120
171 Malignant neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue M 256
F 236
172 Malignant melanoma of skin M 455
F 532
173 Other malignant neoplasm of skin M 263
F 199
174 Malignant neoplasm of female breast F 13,513
175 Malignant neoplasm of male breast M 79
179–189 Malignant neoplasm of genitourinary organs M 11,451
F 10,150
179 Malignant neoplasm of uterus, part unspecified F 517
180 Malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri F 1,957
181 Malignant neoplasm of placenta F 2
182 Malignant neoplasm of body of uterus F 1,018
183 Malignant neoplasm of ovary and other uterine adnexa F 3,843
184 Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified female genital organs F 540
185 Malignant neoplasm of prostate M 6,628
186 Malignant neoplasm of testis M 112
187 Malignant neoplasm of penis and other male genital organs M 129
188 Malignant neoplasm of bladder M 3,251
F 1,418
189 Malignant neoplasm of kidney and other and unspecified urinary organs M 1,331
F 855
190–199 Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified sites M 6,506
F 6,773
191 Malignant neoplasm of brain M 1,472
F 1,099
192 Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified parts of nervous system M 18
F 35
193 Malignant neoplasm of thyroid gland M 106
F 247
194 Malignant neoplasm of other endocrine glands and related structures M 65
F 56
195 Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined sites M 172
F 322
199 Malignant neoplasm without specification of site M 4,591
F 4,946
200–208 Malignant neoplasm of lymphatic and haematopoietic tissue M 4,716
F 4,322
200 Lymphosarcoma and reticulosarcoma M 131
F 133
201 Hodgkin's disease M 261
F 194
202 Other malignant neoplasm of lymphoid and histiocytic tissue M 1,345
F 1,246
203 Multiple myeloma and immunoproliferative neoplasms M 1,019
F 1,013
204 Lymphoid leukaemia M 727
F 551
205 Myeloid leukaemia M 1,040
F 978
206 Monocytic leukaemia M 40
F 45
207 Other specified leukaemia M 28
F 31
208 Leukaemia of unspecified cell type M 125
F 131
210–229 Benign neoplasms M 185
F 327
210 Benign neoplasm of lip, oral cavity and pharynx M 5
F 2
211 Benign neoplasm of other parts of digestive system M 17
F 21
212 Benign neoplasm of respiratory and intrathoracic organs M 8
F 12

ICD Cause of Death All ages
213 Benign neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage M 1
F 3
214 Lipoma M 4
F 1
215 Other benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue M 8
F 10
216 Benign neoplasm of skin M 4
F 1
217 Benign neoplasm of breast M
F 1
218 Uterine leiomyoma F 15
219 Other benign neoplasm of uterus F 2
220 Benign neoplasm of ovary F 19
222 Benign neoplasm of male genital organs M 1
223 Benign neoplasm of kidney and other urinary organs M 2
F 2
225 Benign neoplasm of brain and other parts of nervous system M 88
F 173
226 Benign neoplasm of thyroid gland M 2
F 2
227 Benign neoplasm of other endocrine glands and related structures M 29
F 46
228 Haemangioma and Lymphangioma, any site M 14
F 14
229 Benign neoplasm of other and unspecified sites M 2
F 3
230–234 Carcinoma in situ M 1
F 2
230 Carcinoma in situ of digestive organs M 1
F
232 Carcinoma in situ of skin M
F 1
233 Carcinoma in situ of breast and genitourinary system M
F 1
235–238 Neoplasms of uncertain behaviour M 225
F 222
235 Neoplasm of uncertain behaviour of digestive and respiratory systems M 31
F 30
236 Neoplasm of uncertain behaviour of genitourinary organs M 11
F 11
237 Neoplasm of uncertain behaviour of endocrine glands and nervous system M 38
F 41
238 Neoplasm of uncertain behaviour of other and unspecified sites and tissues M 145
F 140
239 Neoplasm of unspecified nature M 429
F 405