Merseyside
Our regional report from January 2020 highlighted key patterns of cancer in Merseyside. Despite its population broadly being in line with wider demographics, the area has concerning incidence rates of liver and lung cancer.
Our regional report from January 2020 highlighted key patterns of cancer in Merseyside. Despite its population broadly being in line with wider demographics, the area has concerning incidence rates of liver and lung cancer.
Merseyside’s population is broadly in line with wider North West demographics, with 30% of the population aged over 55 and 8% over 75.
However, the region has high rates of cancer across a number of areas, with particularly concerning incidence rates of liver and lung cancer.
As a broad indicator of relative deprivation across the county, Merseyside has the highest percentage of people who are unemployed or in semi or unskilled manual roles, at 32%. This is exacerbated by the fact that only 16% of people in Merseyside fall into the top socio-economic band, which tracks those employed in senior level managerial, administrative, or professional roles.
Cancers of the head and neck, cervical cancer, and bladder cancer index significantly higher than the rest of England, with high levels reported. Although rare, incidence rates for liver cancer are most concerning – with rates double the average across the rest of England.
Lung cancer is also a challenge for Merseyside, with extremely high incidence rates reported across the county, which are 75% higher than the national average.
Find out more about our research into cancer incidence rates across the North West and North Wales via our full report.