Cancer Survival Rates in England by Health Authority and Region

Latest one- and five-year age-standardised relative survival rates for eight cancer types, including bladder, breast, and lung. The dataset provides data for government office regions and strategic health authorities in England, sourced from the Office for National Statistics. It was last updated on 2026-07-08.

Use Cases

• Analyze geographic disparities in cancer survival based on health authority and region data.
• Benchmark one-year and five-year survival rates for specific cancers like breast or lung.
• Model trends in age-standardised relative survival for cancers of the bladder, cervix, colon, oesophagus, prostate, and stomach.

Strengths

• Covers eight specific cancer types, including bladder, breast, cervix, colon, lung, oesophagus, prostate, and stomach.
• Provides data at two administrative levels: government office regions and strategic health authorities.
• Uses age-standardised relative survival rates, a standard metric for comparison.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Likely compiled from national cancer registries and health authority reports.

Time Range

Latest available data; specific years not stated in input.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:39.150651; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England, by government office region and strategic health authority.