Table 1. Demographic characteristics of the study population and Kaplan–Meier 5-year survival rates.

Variable	N	%	5-year Kaplan–Meier survival (%)	95% CI
All cases	19 408		41.2	(40.5, 41.9)
Age group
15–59 years	1123	5.79	62.4	(59.5, 0.65.2)
60–69 years	4920	25.35	56.8	(55.4, 58.1)
70–79 years	8432	43.45	42.2	(41.1, 43.2)
80+ years	4933	25.42	19.3	(18.2, 20.4)
Deprivation quintile
1 (most affluent)	2809	14.47	45.5	(43.7, 47.3)
2	3612	18.61	45.1	(43.5, 46.7)
3	3662	18.87	41.1	(39.5, 42.7)
4	4638	23.90	39.3	(37.9, 40.7)
5 (most deprived)	4687	24.15	37.7	(36.3, 39.0)
Period of diagnosis
1990–1995	8556	44.08	35.0	(34.0, 36.0)
1996–2000	10 852	55.92	46.1	(45.2, 47.1)