All Types of Cancer
Data analyses and reports
- Detailed incidence and mortality data, lifetime risk, prevalence and survival statistics: All cancer types.
- A summary table of the main statistics for all cancer types.
Below are the most recently updated data. Please note:
- Within each page some files are quite large and may take a few minutes to download.
- You may need to use the drop-down menus within the spreadsheets to define your selections of 'Area of Residence', 'Sex', and 'Cancer site/type' to find the data that you require.
All malignant neoplasms excluding non-melanoma skin cancer: ICD-10 C00-C97 excluding C44
Incidence:
Annual incidence 
[709KB] (most recent 25 years) by age, sex, network and health board.
Five year summary of incidence [169KB] by age, sex, network and health board.
Mortality:
Annual mortality [730KB] (most recent 25 years) by age, sex, network and health board.
Five year summary of mortality [168KB] by age, sex, network and health board.
Under 75 years mortality [190KB] (1995 onwards) by network and health board .
Survival:
Survival [47KB] (by age and sex) at 1, 3, 5 and 10 years after diagnosis (1983 onwards).
Survival summary 
[450KB] and interpretation at 1 and 5 years after diagnosis (1983 onwards).
Prevalence:
Cancer prevalence [47KB].
Lifetime risk:
Lifetime risk [45KB] of cancer by sex and age.
Deprivation:
Incidence and mortality by deprivation category [28KB].
All cancer types are coded using the following classification codes:
Incidence: ICD-10 C00-C96 excl C44 (Note: ICD-10 C97 is not used by the Scottish Cancer Registry) Mortality: ICD-10 C00-C97 excl C44.
Summary statistics for all cancers
| Scotland | Males | Females |
|---|---|---|
| Number of new cases diagnosed in 2010 | 14,036 | 15,413 |
| Number of deaths recorded in 2010 | 7,757 | 7,495 |
| Change in incidence from 2000 to 2010 | -2.8% | 7.6% |
| Change in mortality from 2000 to 2010 | -15.0% | -6.7% |
| 1 year relative survival for patients diagnosed between 2003 and 2007 | 62.4% | 68.5% |
| 5 year relative survival for patients diagnosed between 2003 and 2007 | 45.6% | 53.5% |
Notes:
1. These data relate to all cases of cancer registered in Scotland, excluding non-melanoma skin cancer. (for explanation - frequently asked questions).
2. Survival figures are not age standardised.
3. Change in incidence and mortality is estimated by Poisson regression.
