Stomach cancer is the 18th most common cancer in the UK, accounting for 2% of all new cancer cases (2017-2019).[1-4]
In females in the UK, stomach cancer is the 19th most common cancer (1% of all new female cancer cases). In males in the UK, it is the 14th most common cancer (2% of all new male cancer cases).
35% of stomach cancer cases in the UK are in females, and 65% are in males.
Stomach cancer incidence rates (European age-standardised
For stomach cancer, like most cancer types, differences between countries largely reflect risk factor prevalence in years past.
Stomach Cancer (C16), Average Number of New Cases Per Year, Crude and European Age-Standardised (AS) Incidence Rates per 100,000 Population, UK, 2017-2019
England | Scotland | Wales | Northern Ireland | UK | ||
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Female | Cases | 1,870 | 242 | 142 | 74 | 2,327 |
Crude Rate | 6.6 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 7.7 | 6.9 | |
AS Rate | 6.5 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 6.8 | |
AS Rate - 95% LCL | 6.3 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.6 | |
AS Rate - 95% UCL | 6.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 9.3 | 6.9 | |
Male | Cases | 3,462 | 383 | 278 | 119 | 4,241 |
Crude Rate | 12.5 | 14.4 | 17.9 | 12.8 | 12.9 | |
AS Rate | 14.5 | 16.2 | 18.5 | 16.1 | 14.9 | |
AS Rate - 95% LCL | 14.2 | 15.3 | 17.2 | 14.4 | 14.6 | |
AS Rate - 95% UCL | 14.8 | 17.2 | 19.7 | 17.7 | 15.1 | |
Persons | Cases | 5,331 | 624 | 419 | 192 | 6,567 |
Crude Rate | 9.5 | 11.5 | 13.4 | 10.2 | 9.9 | |
AS Rate | 10.1 | 11.8 | 12.8 | 11.7 | 10.4 | |
AS Rate - 95% LCL | 9.9 | 11.2 | 12.1 | 10.8 | 10.3 | |
AS Rate - 95% UCL | 10.3 | 12.3 | 13.5 | 12.7 | 10.6 |
References
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England data were provided by the National Cancer Registration and Analysis Service (NCRAS), part of the National Disease Registration Service (NDRS) in NHS England, on request through the Office for Data Release, January 2023. Similar data can be found here: https://www.cancerdata.nhs.uk/
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Northern Ireland data were provided by the Northern Ireland Cancer Registry (NICR) on request, October 2021. Similar data can be found here:http://www.qub.ac.uk/research-centres/nicr/.
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Welsh data were published by the Welsh Cancer Intelligence and Surveillance Unit (WCISU), Health Intelligence Division, Public Health Wales https://phw.nhs.wales/services-and-teams/welsh-cancer-intelligence-and-surveillance-unit-wcisu/cancer-reporting-tool-official-statistics/ June 2022.
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Scotland data were provided by the Scottish Cancer Registry, Public Health Scotland (PHS) on request, May 2021. Similar data can be found here: https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/show-all-releases?id=20468
About this data
Data is for UK, 2017-2019, ICD-10 C16.