1. Oesophageal Cancer (C15): 2011
Number of New Cases, Crude and European Age-Standardised (AS) Incidence Rates per 100,000 Population, UK
Northern
England
Wales
Scotland
Ireland UK
Cases
4,655
257
544
126
5,582
Crude Rate
17.8
17.1
21.3
14.2
18.0
Male
AS Rate
14.1
12.3
16.5
12.5
14.2
AS Rate - 95% LCL
13.7
10.8
15.1
10.3
13.8
AS Rate - 95% UCL
14.6
13.8
17.9
14.7
14.6
Cases
2,224
173
294 59
2,750
Crude Rate
8.2
11.1
10.9
6.4
8.5
Female
AS Rate
5.2
6.3
6.5
4.6
5.3
AS Rate - 95% LCL
4.9
5.4
5.8
3.4
5.1
AS Rate - 95% UCL
5.4
7.2
7.3
5.7
5.5
Cases
6,879
430
838
185
8,332
Crude Rate
13.0
14.0
15.9
10.2
13.2
Persons
AS Rate
9.4
9.2
11.1
8.2
9.5
AS Rate - 95% LCL
9.2
8.3
10.4
7.0
9.3
AS Rate - 95% UCL
9.6
10.0
11.9
9.3
9.7
95% LCL and 95% UCL are the 95% lower and upper confidence limits around the AS Rate
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Prepared by Cancer Research UK
Original data sources:
1. Office for National Statistics. Cancer Statistics: Registrations Series MB1.
2. Welsh Cancer Intelligence and Surveillance Unit.
3. Information Services Division Scotland. Cancer Information Programme.
4. N. Ireland Cancer Registry.