Table 1. Average age-standardised UK regional mortality rates for colon, lung, breast, and prostate cancers (2003–2007).

	Colon				Lung				Breasta			Prostate
		ASR (European)				ASR (European)				ASR (European)			ASR (European)
	Crudeb	Overall	Male	Female	Crudeb	Overall	Male	Female	Crudeb	Overall	Female	Crudeb	Male
EE	17.1	10.9	12.9	9.4	48.9	33.2	44.9	24.1	21.8	15.5	28.6	37.4	25.8
N&Y	16.3	10.8	13.1	9.1	69.7	48.9	62.5	38.7	19.9	14.7	26.9	34.7	25.9
NW	17.3	11.9	14.9	9.5	66.3	48.0	62.0	37.7	20.4	15.3	27.9	31.7	24.7
NI	17.3	14.0	17.6	11.3	48.3	40.6	56.5	28.9	17.7	16.2	27.5	26.6	24.8
Oxford	15.1	11.5	13.6	9.8	40.1	32.0	42.7	23.6	19.7	16.2	29.9	31.1	26.5
Scotland	18.3	12.3	15.3	10.2	78.5	55.9	71.6	44.7	21.9	16.2	28.9	31.9	25.1
SW	19.7	11.4	13.5	9.8	49.5	31.3	42.0	23.1	22.5	14.9	27.3	41.9	26.3
Thames	14.3	10.8	12.5	9.4	43.9	35.7	48.0	26.3	18.8	15.6	28.3	30.1	25.0
Trent	16.7	11.0	13.5	9.0	56.8	39.6	53.0	29.4	20.9	15.2	28.0	36.0	26.1
Wales	21.1	13.2	16.4	10.6	62.0	41.1	54.6	30.9	22.7	15.6	28.4	39.5	26.4
WM	17.4	11.7	14.5	9.5	53.6	38.1	52.9	26.6	21.1	15.5	28.3	35.6	26.4
UK	17.0	11.4	13.8	9.6	56.2	40.3	53.2	30.5	40.3	15.4	28.1	34.6	25.7

Abbreviations: ASR=age-standardised rate per 100 000 people; EE=East England; NI=Northern Ireland; N&Y=North England & Yorkshire; NW=Northwest England; SW=South West England; WM=West Mildands.

^aMale rates were not calculated individually because of its rare nature, they are included in overall rates.

^bCrude rates were calculated per 100 000 population.