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Table 7 Age- and sex-adjusted cancer mortality rate and excess death in areas with different social deprivation level

From: Measuring health-related social deprivation in small areas: development of an index and examination of its association with cancer mortality

Year

Group 1 (least deprived)

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4 (most deprived)

2016 Populationa

985,130

2,253,850

2,118,518

1,977,886

Age & sex adjusted cancer mortality rate (per 100,000 people)

 2011

153.4

162.8

205.5

203.2

 2012

145.6

165.5

205.8

203.0

 2013

139.9

172.8

210.5

193.2

 2014

144.3

163.2

217.4

194.0

 2015

139.7

169.7

211.1

195.9

 2016

134.8

161.0

222.4

194.9

Excess deathb due to social deprivation

 2011

-

211

1103

984

 2012

-

448

1276

1135

 2013

-

743

1496

1055

 2014

-

426

1549

982

 2015

-

676

1513

1112

 2016

-

592

1856

1189

  1. aPopulation data by large tertiary planning unit groups (LTPUGs) were only available in 2016
  2. bExcess death was calculated as the potential reduction in number of death from cancer if the mortality rate drops to Group 1 level in corresponding years