Table 2 Average loss in expectation of life and proportion of life lost for each deprivation group and various cancer types by sex in England

From: Estimating the impact of a cancer diagnosis on life expectancy by socio-economic group for a range of cancer types in England

 

Average loss in life expectancy (years)

Average percentage of life lost (%)

Cancer type

Least deprived

2

3

4

Most deprived

Least deprived

2

3

4

Most deprived

Lung

Males

12.84

12.31

12.29

11.89

11.81

87.55

87.96

88.19

88.20

88.12

Females

14.42

14.17

13.82

13.78

13.82

86.07

86.75

86.75

87.03

87.26

Stomach

Males

11.60

10.51

10.99

10.40

10.52

78.27

78.32

78.58

79.29

79.53

Females

12.63

12.59

11.75

11.44

11.84

77.07

78.98

79.23

78.17

79.00

Ovarian

Females

12.37

11.91

11.51

11.15

10.62

60.32

58.79

59.23

57.17

54.15

Bladder

Males

6.04

5.44

5.58

5.58

5.61

45.42

44.30

45.69

47.09

48.26

Females

7.49

7.35

7.61

7.73

8.11

51.17

53.35

54.19

58.68

60.89

Colon

Males

6.67

6.37

6.34

6.34

6.84

43.21

43.38

44.17

45.17

48.18

Females

7.15

6.67

7.02

7.10

7.73

41.71

42.40

43.95

44.94

48.91

Rectum

Males

6.97

6.84

6.86

6.79

7.26

40.55

41.88

43.24

45.16

47.77

Females

7.18

6.88

7.25

7.19

7.96

38.95

39.01

43.58

43.54

47.61

Breast

Females

5.39

5.28

5.30

5.60

6.01

21.54

22.35

22.84

24.61

26.82

Melanoma

Males

3.79

3.79

3.88

3.97

4.42

19.66

20.14

21.36

21.28

23.48

Females

2.85

2.78

2.78

3.15

3.06

11.73

12.47

12.37

14.30

14.05

Prostate

Males

3.04

2.88

2.81

2.58

2.39

21.12

21.05

21.50

20.99

20.07

  1. Estimates were obtained from a period analysis 2007–2013. Average estimates were calculated after internal weights were used.