FOI Ref: FOI/2021/2760

You asked

When looking through all of your data I was unable to locate the C00-D48 II Neoplasms (Cancers) deaths for the year 2020. I could find 2016 - 2019 but in your data, I could not find code C00-D48 II deaths for 2020 specifically.

We said

Thank you for your request.

We have published the information you have requested for 2020 and is available as part of our explorable dataset on our NOMIS webservice. There were 150,899 deaths in England and Wales 2020 that were attributed to neoplasms between the range C00-D48.

To view this data, please navigate to our NOMIS webservice and follow these instructions:

  • Select the geography (England and Wales, regional or by local authority).
  • Select Age - All ages or 5 year age bands.
  • Select Gender - Total or Male/Female
  • Select rates - All deaths, rates or percentage of population for example.
  • Select cause of death (ICD10 code search is available).
  • Select format (Excel or CSV for example)

We have also recently published annual mortality data for 2020 in our death registered series. Leading causes of death by age groups and sex are available in tables 9a-9c.

If you would like to discuss your request further, please contact health.data@ons.gov.uk.