Publication, Part of Cancer registrations statistics, England
Cancer Registration Statistics, England, 2022
National statistics, Accredited official statistics
New data added:
- Incidence counts and rates have been re-stated for cancers diagnosed between 2012 to 2022, reflecting the updated populations available using the 2021 census
- Counts and rates have been provided for Persons in addition to Males and Females
- We now use https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/documents/2021-lsoa-imd-lookup.xlsx to align deprivation scores with 2021 LSOAs
- The data downloads for Cancer Registrations (Incidence) now contain counts and age-standardised rates for England only. The interactive dashboard contains counts, age-specific, non-standardised and age-standardised rates for England and sub-national geographies
Coming Summer 2025:
- Incidence counts and rates for small geographic areas including, Upper Tier Local Authority (UTLA) 2024 boundaries, Local authority district / unitary authority (LAUA) 2024 boundaries and Middle layer super output area (MSOA) using census 2021
5 June 2025 11:00 AM
Correction notice:
A coding error has resulted in incorrect populations being used as a denominator for age-specific rates for sub-national estimates. This has affected Tables 1 to 4. The coding error has been fixed and the age-specific rates for Government office regions, Cancer alliances, and Integrated care boards have been updated to the correct values.
12 November 2024 12:25 PM
Cancer incidence by age
The 3 most common main cancer groups diagnosed in England varied by gender and age group.
For male and female patients aged 0 to 14 years, the 3 most common main cancer groups were blood, brain, and soft tissue sarcoma, these cancer groups accounted for 77% (for males) and 70% (for females) of all diagnoses in this age group.
Prostate cancer was the most common cancer in adult males aged 45 years and over, while for adult males aged 15 to 44 years, blood cancers was the most common cancer group (Figure 2).
Figure 2: Three most common cancers by age group at diagnosis for males, England, 2022
Breast cancer was the most common main cancer group in females aged 15 years and over, accounting for 46% of all cancers diagnosed in those aged 45 to 54 years, and gradually decreasing to 21% of all cancers diagnosed in those aged 75 years and over (Figure 3).
Figure 3: Three most common cancers by age group at diagnosis for females, England, 2022
Last edited: 10 June 2025 11:46 am