Head and Neck Cancer
Data analyses and reports
- Detailed incidence and mortality data, lifetime risk, prevalence and survival statistics:
Cancer of the head and neck
Cancer of the larynx
Cancer of the lip, oral cavity and pharynx
Cancer of the mouth
Cancer of the oral cavity
Cancer of the salivary glands
Cancer of the thyroid
Cancer of the tongue - A summary table of the main statistics for head and neck cancers.
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.
Cancer of the head and neck: ICD-10 C00-C14, C30-C32
Incidence:
Annual incidence 
[3295KB] (most recent 25 years) by age, sex, network and health board
Five year summary of incidence [433KB] by age, sex, network and health board
Mortality:
Annual mortality [3430KB] (most recent 25 years) by age, sex, network and health board
Five year summary of mortality [430KB] by age, sex, network and health board
Survival:
Survival [33KB] (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 [81KB]
Lifetime risk:
Lifetime risk [56KB] of cancer by age and sex
Deprivation:
Incidence and mortality by deprivation category [29KB]
Cancer of the larynx: ICD-10 C32
Incidence:
Annual incidence [3295KB] (most recent 25 years) by age, sex, network and health board
Five year summary of incidence [433KB] by age, sex, network and health board
Mortality:
Annual mortality [3430KB] (most recent 25 years) by age, sex, network and health board
Five year summary of mortality [430KB] by age, sex, network and health board
Survival:
Survival [34KB] (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 [81KB]
Lifetime risk:
Lifetime risk [56KB] of cancer by age and sex
Deprivation:
Incidence and mortality by deprivation category [29KB]
Cancer of the lip, oral cavity and pharynx: ICD-10 C00-C14
Incidence:
Annual incidence [3295KB] (most recent 25 years) by age, sex, network and health board
Five year summary of incidence [433KB] by age, sex, network and health board
Mortality:
Annual mortality [3430KB] (most recent 25 years) by age, sex, network and health board
Five year summary of mortality [430KB] by age, sex, network and health board
Prevalence:
Cancer prevalence [81KB]
Cancer of the mouth: ICD-10 C03-C06
Incidence:
Annual incidence [3295KB] (most recent 25 years) by age, sex, network and health board
Five year summary of incidence [433KB] by age, sex, network and health board
Mortality:
Annual mortality [3430KB] (most recent 25 years) by age, sex, network and health board
Five year summary of mortality [430KB] by age, sex, network and health board
Prevalence:
Cancer prevalence [81KB]
Cancer of the oral cavity: ICD-10 C01-C06
Incidence:
Annual incidence [3295KB] (most recent 25 years) by age, sex, network and health board
Five year summary of incidence [433KB] by age, sex, network and health board
Mortality:
Annual mortality [3430KB] (most recent 25 years) by age, sex, network and health board
Five year summary of mortality [430KB] by age, sex, network and health board
Survival:
Survival [34KB] (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 [81KB]
Lifetime risk:
Lifetime risk [56KB] of cancer by age and sex
Deprivation:
Incidence and mortality by deprivation category [29KB]
Cancer of the salivary glands: ICD-10 C07-C08
Incidence:
Annual incidence [3295KB] (most recent 25 years) by age, sex, network and health board
Five year summary of incidence [433KB] by age, sex, network and health board
Mortality:
Annual mortality [3430KB] (most recent 25 years) by age, sex, network and health board
Five year summary of mortality [430KB] by age, sex, network and health board
Prevalence:
Cancer prevalence [81KB]
Cancer of the thyroid: ICD-10 C73
Incidence:
Annual incidence [3295KB] (most recent 25 years) by age, sex, network and health board
Five year summary of incidence [433KB] by age, sex, network and health board
Mortality:
Annual mortality [3430KB] (most recent 25 years) by age, sex, network and health board
Five year summary of mortality [430KB] by age, sex, network and health board
Survival:
Survival [34KB] (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 [81KB]
Lifetime risk:
Lifetime risk [56KB] of cancer by age and sex
Deprivation:
Incidence and mortality by deprivation category [29KB]
Cancer of the tongue: ICD-10 C01-C02
Incidence:
Annual incidence [3295KB] (most recent 25 years) by age, sex, network and health board
Five year summary of incidence [433KB] by age, sex, network and health board
Mortality:
Annual mortality [3430KB] (most recent 25 years) by age, sex, network and health board
Five year summary of mortality [430KB] by age, sex, network and health board
Prevalence:
Cancer prevalence [81KB]
Summary statistics for head and neck cancer
| Scotland | Males | Females |
|---|---|---|
| Rank - incidence | 4 | 10 |
| Rank - mortality | 8 | 16 |
| Percentage frequency of all cancers | 5.9% | 2.2% |
| Number of new cases diagnosed in 2010 | 828 | 345 |
| Number of deaths recorded in 2010 | 266 | 114 |
| Change in incidence from 2000 to 2010 | 2.2% | 5.5% |
| Change in mortality from 2000 to 2010 | -10.9% | 1.8% |
| 1 year relative survival for patients diagnosed between 2003 and 2007 | 78.0% | 78.2% |
| 5 year relative survival for patients diagnosed between 2003 and 2007 | 55.4% | 59.5% |
Notes:
1. Survival figures are not age standardised.
2. Change in incidence and mortality is estimated by Poisson regression.
