Leukaemia deaths in the UK
In 2025, 4,617 deaths registered in England and Wales had Leukaemia (ICD-10 C91 to C95) as the underlying cause, according to the Office for National Statistics. That was 121 fewer than in 2024 (4,738). Since 2001 the yearly figure has ranged from 3,793 (2001) to 4,738 (2024).
Deaths each year in England and Wales
Taking account of the population's size and age, the ONS age-standardised death rate was 7.3 per 100,000 people in 2025, 12.0% lower than in 2013 (8.3). For men it was 9.9 and for women 5.3.
Men accounted for 2,773 of the 2025 deaths and women for 1,844.
| Year | All | Men | Women | Age-standardised rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,617 | 2,773 | 1,844 | 7.3 |
| 2024 | 4,738 | 2,847 | 1,891 | 7.6 |
| 2023 | 4,393 | 2,595 | 1,798 | 7.2 |
| 2022 | 4,482 | 2,681 | 1,801 | 7.5 |
| 2021 | 4,141 | 2,386 | 1,755 | 7.1 |
| 2020 | 4,103 | 2,414 | 1,689 | 7.1 |
| 2019 | 4,543 | 2,727 | 1,816 | 8.0 |
| 2018 | 4,229 | 2,475 | 1,754 | 7.5 |
| 2017 | 4,316 | 2,563 | 1,753 | 7.8 |
| 2016 | 4,227 | 2,450 | 1,777 | 7.8 |
| 2015 | 4,142 | 2,428 | 1,714 | 7.8 |
| 2014 | 4,118 | 2,389 | 1,729 | 7.8 |
| 2013 | 4,269 | 2,454 | 1,815 | 8.3 |
| 2012 | 4,355 | 2,478 | 1,877 | – |
| 2011 | 4,098 | 2,312 | 1,786 | – |
| 2010 | 4,026 | 2,250 | 1,776 | – |
| 2009 | 3,990 | 2,279 | 1,711 | – |
| 2008 | 3,924 | 2,234 | 1,690 | – |
| 2007 | 3,935 | 2,240 | 1,695 | – |
| 2006 | 3,859 | 2,231 | 1,628 | – |
| 2005 | 3,893 | 2,185 | 1,708 | – |
| 2004 | 3,823 | 2,120 | 1,703 | – |
| 2003 | 3,924 | 2,239 | 1,685 | – |
| 2002 | 3,906 | 2,097 | 1,809 | – |
| 2001 | 3,793 | 2,114 | 1,679 | – |
Age at death
Of the 4,617 deaths in 2025 with an age recorded, 65.1% were of people aged 75 or over; the largest number, 1,812, was in the 75 to 84 age group.
| Age | 2025: all | 2025: men | 2025: women | 2001: all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 48 | 28 | 20 | 100 |
| 15 to 44 | 138 | 79 | 59 | 293 |
| 45 to 64 | 511 | 306 | 205 | 695 |
| 65 to 74 | 915 | 587 | 328 | 834 |
| 75 to 84 | 1,812 | 1,102 | 710 | 1,169 |
| 85 and over | 1,193 | 671 | 522 | 702 |
Scotland
National Records of Scotland recorded 431 deaths from this cause in 2024 (258 men, 173 women).
Northern Ireland
NISRA's Registrar General figures give 139 deaths from this cause registered in Northern Ireland in 2024, against 119 in 2014.
| Year | All | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 139 | 77 | 62 |
| 2023 | 131 | 75 | 56 |
| 2022 | 85 | 43 | 42 |
| 2021 | 111 | 62 | 49 |
| 2020 | 122 | 75 | 47 |
| 2019 | 130 | 71 | 59 |
| 2018 | 96 | 56 | 40 |
| 2017 | 96 | 51 | 45 |
| 2016 | 118 | 69 | 49 |
| 2015 | 139 | 78 | 61 |
| 2014 | 119 | 69 | 50 |
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 “Leukaemia”, codes C91 to C95. Other conditions mentioned on a death certificate are not counted here.
How deaths are registered and counted, how the age-standardised rate works and where the ONS series has breaks is set out under how these figures are compiled.
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Sources and receipts
ONS mortality extracts for codes C91 to C95, with SHA-256 fingerprints; the ONS, NRS and NISRA workbooks are listed with the other sources.
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