Prostate cancer deaths in the UK
ONS figures give 10,867 deaths from Malignant neoplasm of prostate (ICD-10 C61) registered in England and Wales in 2025. That was 231 more than in 2024 (10,636). The highest yearly figure since 2001 was 11,080 in 2023; the lowest was 8,936 in 2001.
Deaths each year in England and Wales
Taking account of the population's size and age, the ONS age-standardised death rate was 17.1 per 100,000 people in 2025, 10.5% lower than in 2013 (19.1). For men it was 40.7 and for women 0.0.
All 10,867 deaths in 2025 were of men.
| Year | All | Men | Women | Age-standardised rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10,867 | 10,867 | 0 | 17.1 |
| 2024 | 10,636 | 10,636 | 0 | 17.1 |
| 2023 | 11,080 | 11,080 | 0 | 18.3 |
| 2022 | 11,012 | 11,012 | 0 | 18.5 |
| 2021 | 10,367 | 10,367 | 0 | 17.8 |
| 2020 | 10,971 | 10,971 | 0 | 19.1 |
| 2019 | 10,872 | 10,872 | 0 | 19.1 |
| 2018 | 10,702 | 10,702 | 0 | 19.3 |
| 2017 | 10,755 | 10,755 | 0 | 19.7 |
| 2016 | 10,456 | 10,456 | 0 | 19.5 |
| 2015 | 10,579 | 10,579 | 0 | 20.0 |
| 2014 | 10,153 | 10,153 | 0 | 19.5 |
| 2013 | 9,726 | 9,726 | 0 | 19.1 |
| 2012 | 9,698 | 9,698 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 9,671 | 9,671 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 9,638 | 9,638 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 9,402 | 9,402 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 9,157 | 9,157 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 9,230 | 9,230 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 9,057 | 9,057 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 9,017 | 9,017 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 9,167 | 9,167 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 9,160 | 9,160 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 9,004 | 9,004 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 8,936 | 8,936 | 0 | – |
Age at death
Of the 10,867 deaths in 2025 with an age recorded, 78.3% were of people aged 75 or over; the largest number, 4,476, was in the 85 and over age group.
| Age | 2025: all | 2025: men | 2025: women | 2001: all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 to 44 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 45 to 64 | 576 | 576 | 0 | 642 |
| 65 to 74 | 1,774 | 1,774 | 0 | 2,048 |
| 75 to 84 | 4,037 | 4,037 | 0 | 3,900 |
| 85 and over | 4,476 | 4,476 | 0 | 2,341 |
Scotland
National Records of Scotland recorded 1,106 deaths from this cause in 2024 (1,106 men, 0 women). In 2011 the figure was 900.
| Year | All | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,106 | 1,106 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1,114 | 1,114 | 0 |
| 2022 | 998 | 998 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1,066 | 1,066 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1,038 | 1,038 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1,033 | 1,033 | 0 |
| 2018 | 923 | 923 | 0 |
| 2017 | 986 | 986 | 0 |
| 2016 | 894 | 894 | 0 |
| 2015 | 986 | 986 | 0 |
| 2014 | 906 | 906 | 0 |
| 2013 | 876 | 876 | 0 |
| 2012 | 881 | 881 | 0 |
| 2011 | 900 | 900 | 0 |
Northern Ireland
NISRA's Registrar General figures give 273 deaths from this cause registered in Northern Ireland in 2024, against 242 in 2014.
| Year | All | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 273 | 273 | 0 |
| 2023 | 292 | 292 | 0 |
| 2022 | 280 | 280 | 0 |
| 2021 | 294 | 294 | 0 |
| 2020 | 276 | 276 | 0 |
| 2019 | 296 | 296 | 0 |
| 2018 | 272 | 272 | 0 |
| 2017 | 301 | 301 | 0 |
| 2016 | 296 | 296 | 0 |
| 2015 | 262 | 262 | 0 |
| 2014 | 242 | 242 | 0 |
NHS figures for England
New cancer cases (England)
OHID's Fingertips tool reports 223,106 new cases registered in England over 2015 - 19 combined (indicator “Cancer incidence: prostate cancer”).
Source: OHID Fingertips, indicator 93238 (NHS England) · data read 2026-10-15 · SHA-256 b9cb037f843eb35c…
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 prostate”, codes C61. 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 C61, with SHA-256 fingerprints; the ONS, NRS and NISRA workbooks are listed with the other sources.
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