Deaths from Brain cancer

Brain cancer: Deaths

Deaths from Brain cancer: 12,765 deaths reported in USA 1999 for cancer of brain, meninges or CNS (NVSR Sep 2001)

Death Rate Extrapolation

Death rate extrapolations for USA for Brain cancer: 12,764 per year, 1,063 per month, 245 per week, 34 per day, 1 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second. Note: this automatic extrapolation calculation uses the deaths statistic: 12,765 deaths reported in USA 1999 for cancer of brain, meninges or CNS (NVSR Sep 2001)

Survival rate statistics for Brain cancer

The following are statistics from various sources about the survival rate for Brain cancer:

27.3 % of people with brain and other nervous system cancer survive after 5 years in the US 1983-90 (SEER)
32% of white people survive 5 years in the US 1992-99 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
39% of African American people survive 5 years in the US 1992-99 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
33% survive 5 years in the US 1992-99 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
1-year survival rate for men aged 15-99 with brain cancer is 30.8% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)
5-year survival rate for men aged 15-99 with brain cancer is 13.0% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)
1-year survival rate for men aged 15-39 with brain cancer is 77% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)
5-year survival rate for men aged 15-39 with brain cancer is 48% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)
1-year survival rate for men aged 40-49 with brain cancer is 49% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)
5-year survival rate for men aged 40-49 with brain cancer is 18% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)
1-year survival rate for men aged 50-59 with brain cancer is 30% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)
5-year survival rate for men aged 50-59 with brain cancer is 8% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)
1-year survival rate for men aged 60-69 with brain cancer is 15% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)
5-year survival rate for men aged 60-69 with brain cancer is 3% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)
1-year survival rate for men aged 70-79 with brain cancer is 7% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)
5-year survival rate for men aged 70-79 with brain cancer is 1% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)
1-year survival rate for men aged 80-99 with brain cancer is 3% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)
5-year survival rate for men aged 80-99 with brain cancer is 1% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)
1-year survival rate for women aged 15-99 with brain cancer is 32.2% in England and Wales 1991-95 (cancer Survival, National Statistics)
5-year survival rate for women aged 15-99 with brain cancer is 15.4% in England and Wales 1991-95 (cancer Survival, National Statistics)
1-year survival rate for women aged 15-39 with brain cancer is 81% in England and Wales 1991-95 (cancer Survival, National Statistics)
5-year survival rate for women aged 15-39 with brain cancer is 49% in England and Wales 1991-95 (cancer Survival, National Statistics)
1-year survival rate for women aged 40-49 with brain cancer is 54% in England and Wales 1991-95 (cancer Survival, National Statistics)
5-year survival rate for women aged 40-49 with brain cancer is 27% in England and Wales 1991-95 (cancer Survival, National Statistics)
1-year survival rate for women aged 50-59 with brain cancer is 32% in England and Wales 1991-95 (cancer Survival, National Statistics)
5-year survival rate for women aged 50-59 with brain cancer is 11% in England and Wales 1991-95 (cancer Survival, National Statistics)
1-year survival rate for women aged 60-69 with brain cancer is 14% in England and Wales 1991-95 (cancer Survival, National Statistics)
5-year survival rate for women aged 60-69 with brain cancer is 4% in England and Wales 1991-95 (cancer Survival, National Statistics)
1-year survival rate for women aged 70-79 with brain cancer is 5% in England and Wales 1991-95 (cancer Survival, National Statistics)
5-year survival rate for women aged 70-79 with brain cancer is 1% in England and Wales 1991-95 (cancer Survival, National Statistics)
1-year survival rate for women aged 80-99 with brain cancer is 4% in England and Wales 1991-95 (cancer Survival, National Statistics)
5-year survival rate for women aged 80-99 with brain cancer is 1% in England and Wales 1991-95 (cancer Survival, National Statistics)
5-year survival rate for white children under 15-years old with brain and nervous system cancer is 62.2% in the US 1983-90 (SEER)
5-year survival rate for black people with brain and other nervous system cancer is 30.6% in the US 1983-90 (SEER)
5-year survival rate for people with brain and other nervous system cancer is 27.3% in the US 1983-90 (SEER)
5-year survival rate for white people with brain and other nervous system cancer is 26.7% in the US 1983-90 (SEER)

Brain cancer: Life Years Lost

Average life years lost from Brain cancer: 24.6 years for brain/CNS cancers (SEER)¹

Misdiagnosis and Brain cancer deaths

Brain cancer can be deadly if misdiagnosed...more »

Death statistics for Brain cancer

The following are statistics from various sources about deaths and Brain cancer:

12,690 estimated deaths for brain/nervous system cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
7,200 estimated male deaths for brain/nervous system cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
5,490 estimated female deaths for brain/nervous system cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
600 deaths in women from brain cancer in Canada 2004 (Canadian Cancer Statistics, National Cancer Institute of Canada, 2004)
950 deaths in men from brain cancer in Canada 2004 (Canadian Cancer Statistics, National Cancer Institute of Canada, 2004)
5 per 100,000 deaths in men from brain cancer in Canada 2004 (Canadian Cancer Statistics, National Cancer Institute of Canada, 2004)
4 per 100,000 deaths in women from brain cancer in Canada 2004 (Canadian Cancer Statistics, National Cancer Institute of Canada, 2004)

Deaths from Brain cancer: medical news summaries

The following medical news items are relevant to death from Brain cancer:

Brain cancer: Hospitalization Statistics

The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Brain cancer:

0.12% (15,230) of hospital consultant episodes were for malignant neoplasm of brain in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
86% of hospital consultant episodes for malignant neoplasm of brain required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
56% of hospital consultant episodes for malignant neoplasm of brain were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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