Causes of death and health conditions · Cancer

Bladder cancer deaths in the UK

ONS figures give 5,152 deaths from Malignant neoplasm of bladder (ICD-10 C67) registered in England and Wales in 2025. That was 74 fewer than in 2024 (5,226). The highest yearly figure since 2001 was 5,226 in 2024; the lowest was 4,190 in 2005.

England and Wales, 2025

5,152

deaths registered · ONS

Age-standardised rate, 2025

8.1

per 100,000 people · ONS

Scotland, 2024

565

deaths registered · NRS

Northern Ireland, 2024

151

deaths registered · NISRA

Deaths each year in England and Wales

Deaths registered in England and Wales from Malignant neoplasm of bladder, 2001 to 2025. Office for National Statistics.

Taking account of the population's size and age, the ONS age-standardised death rate was 8.1 per 100,000 people in 2025, 9.0% lower than in 2013 (8.9). For men it was 13.1 and for women 4.5.

In 2025, 3,536 of the deaths were of men and 1,616 of women.

Bladder cancer, C67: deaths registered in England and Wales; rate per 100,000 from 2013.
Year	All	Men	Women	Age-standardised rate
2025	5,152	3,536	1,616	8.1
2024	5,226	3,602	1,624	8.4
2023	5,212	3,631	1,581	8.6
2022	5,215	3,573	1,642	8.8
2021	4,950	3,385	1,565	8.5
2020	5,054	3,495	1,559	8.8
2019	4,960	3,414	1,546	8.7
2018	4,825	3,304	1,521	8.7
2017	5,014	3,441	1,573	9.2
2016	4,737	3,193	1,544	8.8
2015	4,748	3,265	1,483	9.0
2014	4,776	3,244	1,532	9.2
2013	4,536	3,039	1,497	8.9
2012	4,646	3,137	1,509	–
2011	4,505	3,040	1,465	–
2010	4,372	2,963	1,409	–
2009	4,475	3,021	1,454	–
2008	4,456	2,935	1,521	–
2007	4,360	2,923	1,437	–
2006	4,304	2,845	1,459	–
2005	4,190	2,765	1,425	–
2004	4,304	2,842	1,462	–
2003	4,408	2,901	1,507	–
2002	4,422	2,920	1,502	–
2001	4,435	2,955	1,480	–

Age at death

Of the 5,152 deaths in 2025 with an age recorded, 76.0% were of people aged 75 or over; the largest number, 1,973, was in the 85 and over age group.

Deaths by age at death, England and Wales.
Age	2025: all	2025: men	2025: women	2001: all
Under 15	0	0	0	1
15 to 44	28	11	17	29
45 to 64	413	247	166	485
65 to 74	796	556	240	1,041
75 to 84	1,942	1,379	563	1,747
85 and over	1,973	1,343	630	1,132

Scotland

National Records of Scotland recorded 565 deaths from this cause in 2024 (358 men, 207 women). In 2011 the figure was 472.

Deaths registered in Scotland. National Records of Scotland, vital events reference tables, table 6.01.
Year	All	Men	Women
2024	565	358	207
2023	497	300	197
2022	516	329	187
2021	469	293	176
2020	466	269	197
2019	513	349	164
2018	491	308	183
2017	477	311	166
2016	520	336	184
2015	522	329	193
2014	480	300	180
2013	531	318	213
2012	482	303	179
2011	472	294	178

Northern Ireland

NISRA's Registrar General figures give 151 deaths from this cause registered in Northern Ireland in 2024, against 121 in 2014.

Deaths registered in Northern Ireland. NISRA, Registrar General Annual Report, table 6.4b.
Year	All	Men	Women
2024	151	93	58
2023	167	103	64
2022	140	97	43
2021	142	89	53
2020	131	92	39
2019	127	92	35
2018	144	87	57
2017	131	83	48
2016	133	102	31
2015	120	87	33
2014	121	76	45

How the figures are defined

Each death is counted once, under its underlying cause: the disease or injury that started the chain of events leading to death, as certified by a doctor or coroner and coded by the ONS to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10). This page uses the ONS grouping “Malignant neoplasm of bladder”, codes C67. Other conditions mentioned on a death certificate are not counted here.

The counting rules, the age-standardised rate and the ONS notes on changes in cause coding are described under how these figures are compiled.

Sources and receipts

ONS mortality extracts for codes C67, with SHA-256 fingerprints; the ONS, NRS and NISRA workbooks are listed with the other sources.

Mortality statistics - underlying cause, sex and age (NM_161_1)
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