Table 2.
Numbers of cancer deaths in 2017 by age group and sex in Europe and in the European Union according to Eurostat [24]
| Age | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | |||
| 50–54 | 26,677 | 23,432 | 58,006 |
| 55–59 | 58,103 | 40,518 | 95,977 |
| 60–64 | 88,045 | 55,865 | 143,006 |
| 65–69 | 115,234 | 72,338 | 186,114 |
| 70–74 | 118,721 | 77,664 | 201,641 |
| 75–79 | 132,024 | 93,660 | 223,778 |
| 80–84 | 121,166 | 97,664 | 218,687 |
| 85–89 | 85,163 | 83,154 | 169,457 |
| 90–94 | 34,177 | 45,080 | 80,262 |
| ≥ 95 | 6,720 | 12,499 | 21,061 |
| Sum | 791,543 | 605,299 | 1,397,989 |
| European Union (excluding United Kingdom) | |||
| 50–54 | 24,007 | 20,514 | 45,547 |
| 55–59 | 46,329 | 32,252 | 78,581 |
| 60–64 | 69,990 | 44,758 | 114,748 |
| 65–69 | 91,351 | 57,168 | 148,519 |
| 70–74 | 93,904 | 60,802 | 154,706 |
| 75–79 | 106,756 | 75,058 | 181,814 |
| 80–84 | 97,488 | 79,403 | 176,891 |
| 85–89 | 69,110 | 68,238 | 137,348 |
| 90–94 | 27,022 | 37,229 | 64,251 |
| ≥ 95 | 5,191 | 10,079 | 15,270 |
| Sum | 631,889 | 485,786 | 1,117,675 |
Data available from: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/data/database → Database by themes → Population and social conditions → Health (hlth) → Causes of death (hlth_cdeath) → General mortality (hlth_cd_gmor) → Causes of death—deaths by country of residence and occurrence (hlth_cd_aro)