Author (Corporate) | European Commission: Eurostat |
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Series Title | News Release |
Series Details | No.179/2014 (25.11.14) |
Publication Date | 25/11/2014 |
Content Type | News, Statistics |
In the EU28 in 2011, cancer was the cause of death for 1.281 million persons, responsible for more than a quarter of all deaths (26.3%). Over the past ten years, while the total number of deaths slightly decreased (-0.5%), the number of deaths due to cancer increased by 6.3% (from 1.206 million in 2002 to 1.281 million in 2011), at a slightly higher pace for females (+6.6%) than for males (+6.0%). However, the number of deaths due to cancer remained higher in 2011 among the male population (718 000 deaths due to cancer) than among the female population (563 000). |
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Source Link | http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-press-releases/-/3-25112014-BP |
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Subject Categories | Health |
Countries / Regions | Europe |
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