Under 75 Mortality from Cancer: Age and Sex Standardized Rates

Directly age and sex standardized mortality rates from cancer for people under 75 per 100,000 registered patients. The dataset is provided by the Government Digital Service under the UK Open Government Licence. The current version was updated in September 2016, with a next version due in December 2017.

Use Cases

• Monitor temporal trends in premature cancer mortality based on standardized rates.
• Compare cancer mortality burden across demographic groups based on age and sex standardization.
• Assess the impact of public health interventions on cancer outcomes based on mortality rate changes.
• Model cancer mortality risk factors using standardized population-level data.

Strengths

• Data is directly age and sex standardized, facilitating demographic comparisons.
• Rates are expressed per 100,000 patients, a standard epidemiological measure.
• Available in common formats (Excel and CSV) for accessibility.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The last update was in 2016, so data may not reflect recent trends.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Likely compiled from national health registration systems.

Time Range

Coverage is for respective calendar years, but specific years are not stated.

Freshness

Updated September 2016; next version was due December 2017.

Geography

Geography is not explicitly stated but implied to be UK-related due to the source and licence.