Death rates from cancer, ages under 75 (change in rate)

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Percent change in mortality rate from all malignant neoplasms in people aged under 75 per 100,000 population (age and sex standardised).

Rationale
Cancer is one of the most common causes of death in this country and is responsible for one out of every four deaths (almost 124,000 each year). An even greater percentage of deaths occur at younger ages, more than one in three deaths under the age of 75. There is much that can be done to reduce the death rate from cancers. Cancer was highlighted as a national priority area in the Saving Lives: Our Healthier Nation White Paper, the NHS Plan and the Department’s Public Service Agreement. The target is to reduce the death rate in people aged under 75 years by at least one fifth by 2010.

Thresholds

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Significantly below average	1	band e - the probability of this level of deterioration happening by chance is less than 1%
Below average	2	band d - the probability of this level of deterioration happening by chance is less than 5% but more than 1%
Average	3	band c - the level of improvement or deterioration is not statistically significant
Above average	4	band b - the probability of this level of improvement happening by chance is less than 5% and greater than 1%
Significantly above average	5	band a - the probability of this level of improvement happening by chance is less than 1%

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