Director of Public Health Annual Report 2012 [pdf] - Stoke-on-Trent ...

Mortality rate per 100,000 population
Cancer
Whilst deaths from cancer remain the second leading cause <strong>of</strong> death in England, locally,
they are the main cause <strong>of</strong> death. In 2011, just under one third (31.7%) <strong>of</strong> all deaths in
<strong>Stoke</strong>-on-Trent were from cancer (compared with 28.1% in England). Deaths from lung,
breast, bowel, prostate and stomach cancer are among the most common.
In the city, mortality rates from cancer (among people aged under 75) have fallen steadily
since 1995-1997 (figure 5). The current 2008-2010 rate <strong>of</strong> 139.2 (per 100,000 population) is
the lowest it has been since 1995-1997. However, our conclusion is that there is no clear
trend in the gap between <strong>Stoke</strong>-on-Trent and England.
Figure 5 Mortality rates from cancer (under 75) in <strong>Stoke</strong>-on-Trent between 1995-1997
and 2008-2010
180
160
21.6
140
120
30.8
29.1
100
80
<strong>Stoke</strong>
England
60
40
20
0
1995-97 1997-99 1999-01 2001-03 2003-05 2005-07 2007-09
Year
Source: Compendium <strong>of</strong> Population <strong>Health</strong> Indicators <strong>2012</strong>
Within the wards <strong>of</strong> <strong>Stoke</strong>-on-Trent, the mortality rate from cancer (2006-2010, under 75)
ranged from 78.4 (per 100,000 population) in Meir Park to 191.8 in Bentilee and Ubberley
(map 4). The average mortality rate for the city was 141.6. The three wards with the highest
mortality rates were: Bentilee and Ubberley, Burslem Central, Fenton West and Mount
Pleasant.
The hospital admission rate from cancer (2006-2010, under 75) ranged from 190.9 in Hanley
Park and Shelton to 376.1 in Fenton West and Mount Pleasant (map 5). The average
admission rate for the city was 295.8. The three wards with the highest admission rates
were: Fenton West and Mount Pleasant, Penkhull and <strong>Stoke</strong>, Weston Coyney. Additional
tables for cancer mortality and admission rates by ward are available in Appendix 3.
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