Blood cancers deaths in the UK
ONS figures give 12,360 deaths from Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue (ICD-10 C81 to C96) registered in England and Wales in 2025. That was 155 fewer than in 2024 (12,515). The highest yearly figure since 2001 was 12,515 in 2024; the lowest was 10,364 in 2005.
Deaths each year in England and Wales
Taking account of the population's size and age, the ONS age-standardised death rate was 19.5 per 100,000 people in 2025, 11.0% lower than in 2013 (21.9). For men it was 25.7 and for women 14.6.
In 2025, 7,228 of the deaths were of men and 5,132 of women.
| Year | All | Men | Women | Age-standardised rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12,360 | 7,228 | 5,132 | 19.5 |
| 2024 | 12,515 | 7,319 | 5,196 | 20.2 |
| 2023 | 12,246 | 7,093 | 5,153 | 20.1 |
| 2022 | 12,182 | 6,980 | 5,202 | 20.4 |
| 2021 | 11,663 | 6,670 | 4,993 | 20.0 |
| 2020 | 11,827 | 6,801 | 5,026 | 20.6 |
| 2019 | 12,042 | 7,021 | 5,021 | 21.1 |
| 2018 | 11,826 | 6,753 | 5,073 | 21.2 |
| 2017 | 11,851 | 6,720 | 5,131 | 21.6 |
| 2016 | 11,796 | 6,652 | 5,144 | 21.9 |
| 2015 | 11,594 | 6,543 | 5,051 | 21.8 |
| 2014 | 11,479 | 6,454 | 5,025 | 21.9 |
| 2013 | 11,259 | 6,311 | 4,948 | 21.9 |
| 2012 | 11,333 | 6,301 | 5,032 | – |
| 2011 | 11,059 | 6,066 | 4,993 | – |
| 2010 | 10,715 | 5,826 | 4,889 | – |
| 2009 | 10,646 | 5,922 | 4,724 | – |
| 2008 | 10,678 | 5,906 | 4,772 | – |
| 2007 | 10,749 | 5,872 | 4,877 | – |
| 2006 | 10,564 | 5,779 | 4,785 | – |
| 2005 | 10,364 | 5,615 | 4,749 | – |
| 2004 | 10,452 | 5,670 | 4,782 | – |
| 2003 | 10,807 | 5,879 | 4,928 | – |
| 2002 | 10,806 | 5,774 | 5,032 | – |
| 2001 | 10,448 | 5,589 | 4,859 | – |
Age at death
Of the 12,360 deaths in 2025 with an age recorded, 66.4% were of people aged 75 or over; the largest number, 4,876, was in the 75 to 84 age group.
| Age | 2025: all | 2025: men | 2025: women | 2001: all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 52 | 31 | 21 | 118 |
| 15 to 44 | 265 | 146 | 119 | 583 |
| 45 to 64 | 1,401 | 876 | 525 | 2,142 |
| 65 to 74 | 2,438 | 1,515 | 923 | 2,588 |
| 75 to 84 | 4,876 | 2,892 | 1,984 | 3,349 |
| 85 and over | 3,328 | 1,768 | 1,560 | 1,668 |
Scotland
National Records of Scotland recorded 1,200 deaths from this cause in 2024 (693 men, 507 women). In 2011 the figure was 1,055.
| Year | All | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,200 | 693 | 507 |
| 2023 | 1,151 | 631 | 520 |
| 2022 | 1,179 | 645 | 534 |
| 2021 | 1,089 | 583 | 506 |
| 2020 | 1,085 | 627 | 458 |
| 2019 | 1,114 | 616 | 498 |
| 2018 | 1,091 | 612 | 479 |
| 2017 | 1,133 | 635 | 498 |
| 2016 | 1,086 | 603 | 483 |
| 2015 | 1,149 | 648 | 501 |
| 2014 | 1,031 | 547 | 484 |
| 2013 | 1,062 | 597 | 465 |
| 2012 | 1,084 | 562 | 522 |
| 2011 | 1,055 | 558 | 497 |
Northern Ireland
NISRA's Registrar General figures give 385 deaths from this cause registered in Northern Ireland in 2024, against 351 in 2014.
| Year | All | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 385 | 217 | 168 |
| 2023 | 336 | 188 | 148 |
| 2022 | 325 | 179 | 146 |
| 2021 | 339 | 192 | 147 |
| 2020 | 364 | 198 | 166 |
| 2019 | 337 | 185 | 152 |
| 2018 | 316 | 180 | 136 |
| 2017 | 319 | 172 | 147 |
| 2016 | 341 | 191 | 150 |
| 2015 | 383 | 213 | 170 |
| 2014 | 351 | 189 | 162 |
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 neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue”, codes C81 to C96. 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.
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ONS mortality extracts for codes C81 to C96, with SHA-256 fingerprints; the ONS, NRS and NISRA workbooks are listed with the other sources.
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