Monday, May 2, 2011

Lung Cancer Deaths Statistics

The cancer of the lung is the most common of all throughout the world. Obviously the mortality will be higher than from any other tumor found to be occurred in the patients.

A historical perspective
In twentieth century the rate has decreased. If you go back to the early 1900s, you will learn that this was a rather rare disease that caused less than 10 deaths per 100,000 men on annual basis. Furthermore, by 1950s, the death rate had increased six times that led to conduct first ever epidemiological research in U.K that suggested the link of tobacco smoking with the lung cancer. In the same era, by 1980s, this mortality rate reached more than 100 per 100,000 among men. From that time till now, the rate in males has fallen at a continuous pace.

The rates per country/continent are mentioned here.

United States (U.S)
In U.S more people die because of lung cancer than any other cancer. Both the genders are equally affected without any discrimination. The stats for the year 2007 are given here:
  • In United States, 88,392 men and 70,354 women died of lung cancer in all of its states and cities. Thus the total number if calculated is 158,683.
  • As added information, it can be relevant here to describe the incidences occurred, that are 203,536 which includes 109,643 among men and 93,893 in women. (Source:www.cdc.gov) Incidences taken are for 99 per cent of the population and deaths are for 100 per cent.
United Kingdom
  • 22 % of all cancer deaths are caused by the cancer of lung in U.K. It is 6 % of the total deaths in the country.
  • Every fifteen minutes one person dies of lung cancer in U.K
  • The most common death cause than any other disease, it is responsible for approximately 24 % of male mortality and 21 % of females.
  • Lung cancer death rate is higher in men of all age groups than women during the period of 1950 to 2005 in the region.
  • In late 1980s mortality rate attained its culmination point, then continuously declined in men young, adult or old at the age of over 85 years.
  • Among women, the rate also went higher for all age groups till 1980s, when it began to decrease in those aged 55 to 64 years, followed by those aged 65 to 74 years after 1990. In women more than 75 years old, it carried on rising during that period and into the next century (twenty-first).
The table given below shows statistics in all UK countries for the year 2008:

EnglandWalesScotlandN IrelandUK
Deaths
Male16,0191,1702,11456519,868
Female12,2038621,96636215,393
Total28,2222,0324,08092735.261
Crude rate per 100,00
Male63.380.084.664.965.9
Female46.756.373.740.049.3
Total54.967.978.952.257.4
Age standardized rate(European) per 100,000 population
Male49.055.165.659.551.0
Female30.434.146.730.032.0
Total38.543.354.642.740.3

Source:  http://info.cancerresearchuk.org/cancerstats/types/lung/mortality

Age factor: The people who die of lung cancer in all of UK are of age 65 or above that. The overall figures tell that more than 4,000 lung cancer patients die before they turn sixty.

The Europe

Statistics for 28 European countries are given here:

Country Rate per 100,000 persons, in 2008

Country                             Male       Female

Sweden29.123.2
Cyprus33.16.2
Portugal41.87.8
Finland44.013.3
Malta47.98.1
Austria48.318.2
Ireland49.928.8
United Kingdom50.331.7
Germany52.418.6
Bulgaria55.79.2
Luxembourg56.119.7
France57.715.6
Italy59.513.4
EU-2760.618.6
Denmark62.044.6
Slovakia64.911.5
Netherlands65.332.5
Spain66.38.7
Romania68.812.8
Greece69.311.1
Czech Republic70.219.5
Slovenia75.019.4
Belgium76.917.1
Estonia77.612.7
Lithuania77.68.2
Latvia79.311.0
Poland90.821.8
Hungary106.434.9



Source:  http://info.cancerresearchuk.org/cancerstats/types/lung/mortality

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