Table 1 Average annual age-standardised mortality from cancer of the cervix in Britain and Ireland (1971–2000)

From: Recent trends in cervical cancer mortality in Britain and Ireland: the case for population-based cervical cancer screening

 

Annual age-standardised mortality rates (number of deaths)

Year of death

England and Wales

N. Ireland

Scotland

Ireland

All ages

 1971–75

5.7 (10993)

4.6 (227)

5.7 (1151)

3.7 (344)

 1976–80

5.4 (10659)

3.3 (172)

5.3 (1053)

2.8 (270)

 1981–85

5.0 (9849)

3.6 (182)

5.2 (1056)

2.9 (300)

 1986–90

4.7 (9450)

3.4 (184)

4.7 (945)

3.1 (331)

 1991–95

3.5 (7509)

2.9 (161)

4.0 (829)

3.0 (288)

 1996–99

2.7 (4805)

2.8 (140)

3.0 (549)

3.3 (335)

 2000–01

1.6 (2145)

2.3 (54)

2.6 (230)

3.9 (322)

Women aged 20–34 years

 1971–75

1.1 (271)

0.4 (3)

0.9 (22)

0.9 (12)

 1976–80

1.6 (437)

1.3 (10)

1.3 (36)

0.6 (11)

 1981–85

2.0 (576)

1.5 (13)

1.9 (57)

1.1 (23)

 1986–90

2.0 (582)

1.1 (10)

2.3 (69)

0.7 (15)

 1991–95

1.4 (445)

0.7 (7)

1.3 (40)

0.7 (17)

 1996–99

1.1 (272)

1.4 (12)

1.0 (27)

1.0 (15)

 2000–01

0.9 (120)

0.4 (2)

1.1 (12)

1.0 (19)

Women aged 35 years and over

 1971–75

14.3 (10722)

11.8 (224)

14.4 (1129)

9.3 (332)

 1976–80

13.4 (10222)

7.9 (162)

13.2 (1017)

7.1 (259)

 1981–85

11.9 (9273)

8.7 (169)

12.5 (999)

6.9 (277)

 1986–90

11.3 (8868)

8.2 (174)

11.1 (876)

7.8 (316)

 1991–95

8.4 (7064)

7.2 (154)

9.7 (789)

7.7 (271)

 1996–99

6.4 (4533)

6.5 (128)

7.3 (522)

8.4 (320)

 2000–01

4.0 (2025)

5.7 (52)

6.1 (218)

8.4 (303)