Head and Neck Cancers

Data analyses and reports

Detailed incidence and mortality data, lifetime risk, prevalence and survival statistics:

head and neck cancer
cancer of the larynx
lip, oral cavity and pharynx cancer
mouth cancer
oral cavity cancer
cancer of the salivary glands
thyroid cancer
tongue cancer
A summary table of the main statistics for head and neck cancers.
Cancer in Scotland Summary [264KB] is an overview of cancer in Scotland focusing on incidence, mortality and survival for the main cancer sites.
A summary of incidence and mortality by ICD10 code [391KB].
UK data are available in the Cancer Atlas of the UK and Ireland 1991-2000 and cancer cases and deaths in the UK during 2002-04.
Cancer Research UK factsheets provide detailed analyses and interpretation of cancer data.
Cancer Scenarios: Projections of cancer rates in Scotland (up to 2014) by site. An updated summary report Cancer incidence projections for Scotland (2001-2020) is also available.
Incidence by Local Council Area: Scottish Local Authorities Compendium of Health Statistics.

Cancer of the head and neck: ICD-10 C00-C14, C30-C32

Incidence:	Annual incidence[305KB] (1980 onwards) by age, sex, network and health board
	Five year summary of incidence[48KB] by age, sex, network and health board
Mortality:	Annual mortality[297KB] (1980 onwards) by age, sex, network and health board
	Five year summary of mortality[48KB] by age, sex, network and health board
Survival:	Survival[33KB] (by age and sex) at 1, 3, 5 & 10 years after diagnosis (1980 onwards)
	Survival summary [450KB] and interpretation at 1 & 5 years after diagnosis (1980 onwards)
Prevalence:	Cancer prevalence[17KB]
Lifetime risk:	Lifetime risk[16KB] of cancer by age and sex
Deprivation:	Chart [17KB] of incidence, mortality and survival by deprivation category

Incidence:	Annual incidence[312KB] (1980 onwards) by age, sex, network and health board
	Five year summary of incidence[48KB] by age, sex, network and health board
Mortality:	Annual mortality[300KB] (1980 onwards) by age, sex, network and health board
	Five year summary of mortality[49KB] by age, sex, network and health board
Survival:	Survival[34KB] (by age and sex) at 1, 3, 5 & 10 years after diagnosis (1980 onwards)
	Survival summary [450KB] and interpretation at 1 & 5 years after diagnosis (1980 onwards)
Prevalence:	Cancer prevalence[17KB]
Lifetime risk:	Lifetime risk[16KB] of cancer by age and sex
Deprivation:	Chart [17KB] of incidence, mortality and survival by deprivation category

Incidence:	Annual incidence [309KB] (1980 onwards) by age, sex, network and health board
	Five year summary of incidence [48KB] by age, sex, network and health board
Mortality:	Annual mortality [299KB] (1980 onwards) by age, sex, network and health board
	Five year summary of mortality [48KB] by age, sex, network and health board
Prevalence:	Cancer prevalence [17KB]

Incidence:	Annual incidence[313KB] (1980 onwards) by age, sex, network and health board
	Five year summary of incidence[49KB] by age, sex, network and health board
Mortality:	Annual mortality[301KB] (1980 onwards) by age, sex, network and health board
	Five year summary of mortality[49KB] by age, sex, network and health board
Prevalence:	Cancer prevalence[17KB]

Incidence:	Annual incidence[312KB] (1980 onwards) by age, sex, network and health board
	Five year summary of incidence[48KB] by age, sex, network and health board
Mortality:	Annual mortality[300KB] (1980 onwards) by age, sex, network and health board
	Five year summary of mortality[49KB] by age, sex, network and health board
Survival:	Survival[34KB] (by age and sex) at 1, 3, 5 & 10 years after diagnosis (1980 onwards)
	Survival summary [450KB] and interpretation at 1 & 5 years after diagnosis (1980 onwards)
Prevalence:	Cancer prevalence[17KB]
Lifetime risk:	Lifetime risk[16KB] of cancer by age and sex
Deprivation:	Chart [17KB] of incidence, mortality and survival by deprivation category

Incidence:	Annual incidence[315KB] (1980 onwards) by age, sex, network and health board
	Five year summary of incidence[49KB] by age, sex, network and health board
Mortality:	Annual mortality[301KB] (1980 onwards) by age, sex, network and health board
	Five year summary of mortality[49KB] by age, sex, network and health board
Prevalence:	Cancer prevalence[17KB]

Incidence:	Annual incidence[314KB] (1980 onwards) by age, sex, network and health board
	Five year summary of incidence[49KB] by age, sex, network and health board
Mortality:	Annual mortality[301KB] (1980 onwards) by age, sex, network and health board
	Five year summary of mortality[49KB] by age, sex, network and health board
Survival:	Survival[34KB] (by age and sex) at 1, 3, 5 & 10 years after diagnosis (1980 onwards)
	Survival summary [450KB] and interpretation at 1 & 5 years after diagnosis (1980 onwards)
Prevalence:	Cancer prevalence[17KB]
Lifetime risk:	Lifetime risk[16KB] of cancer by age and sex
Deprivation:	Chart [17KB] of incidence, mortality and survival by deprivation category

Incidence:	Annual incidence[314KB] (1980 onwards) by age, sex, network and health board
	Five year summary of incidence[49KB] by age, sex, network and health board
Mortality:	Annual mortality[301KB] (1980 onwards) by age, sex, network and health board
	Five year summary of mortality[49KB] by age, sex, network and health board
Prevalence:	Cancer prevalence[17KB]

Summary statistics for head and neck cancer

Scotland	Males	Females
Rank	4	12
Percentage frequency of all cancers	5.5%	2.1%
Number of new cases diagnosed in 2005	698	290
Number of deaths recorded in 2006	244	107
Change in incidence from 1995 to 2005	-5.6%	-7.6%
Change in mortality from 1996 to 2006	-9.5%	-17.2%
1 year relative survival for patients diagnosed between 2000 and 2004	78.9%	80.2%
5 year relative survival for patients diagnosed between 2000 and 2004	54.7%	60.7%

Notes:
1. Survival figures are not age standardised.
2. Change in incidence and mortality is estimated by Poisson regression.

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