Liver Cancer
Data analyses and reports
- Detailed incidence and mortality data, and prevalence statistics: Cancer of the liver and intrahepatic bile ducts
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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Cancer of the liver and intrahepatic bile ducts: ICD-10 C22
Incidence:
Annual incidence 
[743KB] (most recent 25 years) by age, sex, network and health board
Five year summary of incidence [170KB] by age, sex, network and health board
Mortality:
Annual mortality [764KB] (most recent 25 years) by age, sex, network and health board
Five year summary of mortality [169KB] by age, sex, network and health board
Prevalence:
Cancer prevalence [47KB]
Lifetime risk:
Lifetime risk [45KB]
Deprivation:
Incidence and mortality by deprivation category [29KB]
Summary statistics for liver cancer
| Scotland | Males | Females |
|---|---|---|
| Rank - incidence | 13 | 19 |
| Rank - mortality | 10 | 14 |
| Percentage frequency of all cancers | 1.9% | 0.8% |
| Number of new cases diagnosed in 2010 | 269 | 124 |
| Number of deaths recorded in 2010 | 230 | 132 |
| Change in incidence from 2000 to 2010 | 59.4% | 10.3% |
| Change in mortality from 2000 to 2010 | 47.5% | 4.2% |
Notes:
1. Change in incidence and mortality is estimated by Poisson regression.
