Cancer in England in 2020, by age and gender

This statistic shows the amount of registrations of newly diagnosed cases of cancer in England in 2020, by age group and gender. With a a total of 36,451 cases in 2020, the age group most affected by cancer in terms of number of cases was that of 70 to 74 year old males. It should of course be noted that the number of people in England in each age group varies and is therefore not necessarily a reflection of susceptibility to cancer.

Registrations of newly diagnosed cases of cancer in England in 2020, by age group and gender*

Age group	Female	Male
Under 1	49	65
1-4	219	295
5-9	166	247
10-14	203	197
15-19	291	324
20-24	551	534
25-29	1,275	896
30-34	2,494	1,275
35-39	3,831	1,881
40-44	5,269	2,739
45-49	8,347	4,662
50-54	12,162	8,957
55-59	15,049	14,464
60-64	17,315	20,012
65-69	19,773	26,635
70-74	26,409	36,451
75-79	24,265	33,292
80-84	21,716	26,902
85-89	15,475	16,941
90 and over	9,563	8,157

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Release date

October 2022

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United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

2020

Supplementary notes

* The source adds that cancer registrations in England can take up to 5 years after the end of a given calendar year to reach 100% completeness, due to the continuing accrual of late registrations. The data has been assessed as 98% complete and published figures are likely to increase in future publications when late registrations are included.

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