Long-Term Monitoring of Health Inequalities: Headline Indicators - October 2012
An Official Statistics publication for Scotland. An annual report of headline indicators of health inequalities, including data for most indicators to 2010.
Cancer - incidence rate aged under 75 years
Summary
- Over the long term, inequalities are stable in both absolute and relative terms
There were more than 19,800 new cases of cancer diagnosed in 2010. The incidence rate remained broadly stable between 1997 and 2007, but has increased slightly in recent years. The incidence of cancer is more common in deprived areas than in less deprived areas of Scotland (432 cases per 100,000 population, compared to 301 per 100,000, in 2010). While there have been short-term fluctuations in both the relative and absolute levels of inequality, there is no clear long-term trend.
Inequalities gradient in the most recent year available
Relative Index of Inequality (RII) over time
Absolute range over time
Scale / context
| Number of new cases | Target population size | Rate per 100,000 (EASR) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 18,136 | 4,754,906 | 345.1 |
| 1997 | 17,160 | 4,740,269 | 326.7 |
| 1998 | 17,144 | 4,729,975 | 323.6 |
| 1999 | 16,915 | 4,721,298 | 318.4 |
| 2000 | 17,122 | 4,708,667 | 321.2 |
| 2001 | 17,097 | 4,703,661 | 318.8 |
| 2002 | 17,465 | 4,690,508 | 323.3 |
| 2003 | 17,453 | 4,690,603 | 319.2 |
| 2004 | 18,002 | 4,706,922 | 326.5 |
| 2005 | 17,800 | 4,718,403 | 319.3 |
| 2006 | 17,873 | 4,734,676 | 318.5 |
| 2007 | 18,683 | 4,755,963 | 329.9 |
| 2008 | 19,342 | 4,775,321 | 337.1 |
| 2009 | 19,708 | 4,795,479 | 339.2 |
| 2010 | 19,855 | 4,816,465 | 338.5 |
Contact
Email: John Dowens
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