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July – Further bad news for the economy shows that it contracted by 0.1% in the second quarter of this year – ending 16 years of unbroken economic growth. [ 29 ] 11 July – 2008 Haltemprice and Howden by-election : Former Shadow Home Secretary David Davis retains his seat with a 71.6% vote share. [ 30 ]
There were 361,216 cancer diagnoses in 2014 in the United Kingdom. [6] Cancer Research UK publishes detailed statistics of the incidence of and mortality from cancer in the UK. [7] Cancer Research UK estimates that 15% of UK cancers are caused by smoking, [8] and 3-4% of UK cancers are related to alcohol consumption. [9]
This is a list of countries by cancer frequency, as measured by the number of new cancer cases per 100,000 population among countries, based on the 2018 GLOBOCAN statistics and including all cancer types (some earlier statistics excluded non-melanoma skin cancer).
On the other hand, in 2005–09 cancer survival rates lagged ten years behind the rest of Europe, [8] although survival rates later increased. [9] [10] In 2015, the UK was 14th (out of 35) in the annual Euro health consumer index. [11] The index has been criticised by academics, however. [12]
The "healthspan-lifespan gap" was largest in the U.S., as Americans live in poor health for an average of 12.4 years, compared to 10.9 years in 2000.
Since 1971 the United States has invested over $200 billion on cancer research; that total includes money invested by public and private sectors and foundations. [17] Despite this substantial investment, the country has seen just a five percent decrease in the cancer death rate (adjusting for size and age of the population) between 1950 and ...
The population of the United Kingdom was estimated at 67,596,281 in 2022. [1] It is the 21st most populated country in the world and has a population density of 279 people per square kilometre (720 people/sq mi), with England having significantly greater density than Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. [1]
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