Brain and Central Nervous System Cancer
Data analyses and reports
- Detailed incidence and mortality data, lifetime risk, prevalence and survival statistics:
Malignant brain cancer
Malignant brain and CNS cancer
Non-malignant brain and CNS tumours
All primary brain cancer and CNS tumours (malignant and non malignant) - A summary table of the main statistics for brain and CNS cancer.
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.
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Malignant brain cancer: ICD-10 C71
Incidence:
Annual incidence 
[2047KB] (most recent 25 years) by age, sex, network and health board
Five year summary of incidence [283KB] by age, sex, network and health board
Mortality:
Annual mortality [1132KB] (most recent 25 years) by age, sex, network and health board
Five year summary of mortality [206KB] by age, sex, network and health board
Prevalence:
Cancer prevalence [52KB]
Malignant brain and CNS cancer: ICD-10 C70-C72, C75.1-C75.3
Incidence:
Annual incidence [2047KB] (most recent 25 years) by age, sex, network and health board
Five year summary of incidence [283KB] by age, sex, network and health board
Mortality:
Annual mortality [1132KB] (most recent 25 years) by age, sex, network and health board
Five year summary of mortality [206KB] by age, sex, network and health board
Survival:
Survival [47KB] (by age and sex) at 1, 3, 5 & 10 years after diagnosis (1983 onwards)
Survival summary 
[450KB] and interpretation at 1 & 5 years after diagnosis (1983 onwards)
Prevalence:
Cancer prevalence [52KB]
Lifetime risk:
Lifetime risk [45KB] of cancer by age and sex
Deprivation:
Incidence and mortality by deprivation category [29KB]
Non-malignant brain and CNS tumours: ICD-10 D18.0, D32-D33, D35.2-D35.4, D42-D43, D44.3-D44.5
Benign neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain behaviour of brain and CNS, collected by the Scottish Cancer Registry from 1/1/2000 onwards.
Incidence:
Annual incidence [2047KB] (2000 onwards) by age, sex, network and health board
Five year summary of incidence [283KB] by age, sex, network and health board
All primary brain cancer and CNS tumours (malignant and non malignant): ICD-10 C70-C72, C75.1-C75.3, D18.0, D32-D33, D35.2-D35.4, D42-D43, D44.3-D44.5
Incidence:
Annual incidence [2047KB] (2000 onwards) by age, sex, network and health board
Five year summary of incidence [283KB] by age, sex, network and health board
Summary statistics for brain and CNS cancer
| Scotland | Males | Females |
|---|---|---|
| Rank - incidence | 15 | 16 |
| Rank - mortality | 11 | 11 |
| Percentage frequency of all cancers | 1.6% | 1.1% |
| Number of new cases diagnosed in 2010 | 220 | 177 |
| Number of deaths recorded in 2010 | 211 | 156 |
| Change in incidence from 2000 to 2010 | -12.0% | 1.9% |
| Change in mortality from 2000 to 2010 | -4.0% | -1.6% |
| 1 year relative survival for patients diagnosed between 2003 and 2007 | 33.4% | 34.8% |
| 5 year relative survival for patients diagnosed between 2003 and 2007 | 13.5% | 16.7% |
Notes:
1. Survival figures are not age standardised.
2. Change in incidence and mortality is estimated by Poisson regression.
