Cancer Incidence and Mortality Statistics for the UK, Discontinued in 2012

Office for National Statistics data on cancer cases and deaths in the UK was published until December 2012. This publication includes commentary, charts, and tables presenting national statistics. The dataset was discontinued following the ONS Consultation on Statistical Products in 2013.

Use Cases

• Analyze historical cancer incidence trends based on the published case data.
• Study cancer mortality patterns in the UK based on the death statistics.
• Benchmark historical cancer statistics against more recent data based on the national-level figures.

Strengths

• Data is designated as National Statistics, indicating a high standard of quality assurance.
• Published by the authoritative Office for National Statistics.

Limitations

• The dataset was discontinued in December 2012, limiting its temporal coverage to historical periods.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:28.776817; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom