Causes of death and health conditions · Cancer

Pancreatic cancer deaths in the UK

ONS figures give 9,554 deaths from Malignant neoplasm of pancreas (ICD-10 C25) registered in England and Wales in 2025. That was 362 more than in 2024 (9,192). It is the highest yearly figure since 2001.

England and Wales, 2025

9,554

deaths registered · ONS

Age-standardised rate, 2025

15.2

per 100,000 people · ONS

Scotland, 2024

847

deaths registered · NRS

Northern Ireland, 2024

286

deaths registered · NISRA

Deaths each year in England and Wales

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

Taking account of the population's size and age, the ONS age-standardised death rate was 15.2 per 100,000 people in 2025, 2.7% higher than in 2013 (14.8). For men it was 17.2 and for women 13.5.

In 2025, 4,914 of the deaths were of men and 4,640 of women.

Pancreatic cancer, C25: deaths registered in England and Wales; rate per 100,000 from 2013.
Year	All	Men	Women	Age-standardised rate
2025	9,554	4,914	4,640	15.2
2024	9,192	4,724	4,468	14.9
2023	9,171	4,747	4,424	15.2
2022	9,065	4,548	4,517	15.3
2021	8,846	4,449	4,397	15.2
2020	8,830	4,499	4,331	15.4
2019	8,650	4,363	4,287	15.3
2018	8,544	4,433	4,111	15.4
2017	8,405	4,258	4,147	15.4
2016	8,315	4,251	4,064	15.5
2015	7,965	3,988	3,977	15.1
2014	7,913	3,969	3,944	15.2
2013	7,546	3,767	3,779	14.8
2012	7,687	3,810	3,877	–
2011	7,434	3,748	3,686	–
2010	7,065	3,446	3,619	–
2009	7,146	3,471	3,675	–
2008	6,929	3,379	3,550	–
2007	6,845	3,316	3,529	–
2006	6,584	3,265	3,319	–
2005	6,488	3,095	3,393	–
2004	6,302	3,037	3,265	–
2003	6,241	3,064	3,177	–
2002	6,153	2,971	3,182	–
2001	6,027	2,869	3,158	–

Age at death

Of the 9,554 deaths in 2025 with an age recorded, 55.4% were of people aged 75 or over; the largest number, 3,501, was in the 75 to 84 age group.

Deaths by age at death, England and Wales.
Age	2025: all	2025: men	2025: women	2001: all
Under 15	1	0	1	0
15 to 44	73	33	40	99
45 to 64	1,755	1,014	741	1,290
65 to 74	2,429	1,312	1,117	1,668
75 to 84	3,501	1,788	1,713	2,019
85 and over	1,795	767	1,028	951

Scotland

National Records of Scotland recorded 847 deaths from this cause in 2024 (409 men, 438 women). In 2011 the figure was 702.

Deaths registered in Scotland. National Records of Scotland, vital events reference tables, table 6.01.
Year	All	Men	Women
2024	847	409	438
2023	843	425	418
2022	778	366	412
2021	793	398	395
2020	877	424	453
2019	822	423	399
2018	811	419	392
2017	781	403	378
2016	719	353	366
2015	749	365	384
2014	713	364	349
2013	742	354	388
2012	742	369	373
2011	702	358	344

Northern Ireland

NISRA's Registrar General figures give 286 deaths from this cause registered in Northern Ireland in 2024, against 208 in 2014.

Deaths registered in Northern Ireland. NISRA, Registrar General Annual Report, table 6.4b.
Year	All	Men	Women
2024	286	159	127
2023	267	128	139
2022	285	150	135
2021	258	130	128
2020	266	134	132
2019	237	126	111
2018	240	119	121
2017	267	141	126
2016	252	134	118
2015	228	116	112
2014	208	101	107

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 pancreas”, codes C25. 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 C25, 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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