See and share our infographic
on prostate cancer risk.
Figures marked with an asterisk have been rounded. The more
precise figures are at the bottom of the page.
Across the UK
- Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men.
- Every hour one man dies from prostate cancer - that's more than
10,000 every year.
- Over 40,000* men are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year
- that's more than 100* men diagnosed every day.
- It's estimated that by 2030, prostate cancer will be the most
common cancer.
- One in eight men will get prostate cancer.
- Over a quarter of a million* men are living with and after
prostate cancer.
- Two out of three adults don't know what the prostate gland
does.
In Scotland
- Nearly 3,000* men are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year
in Scotland.
- More than 700* men die every year from prostate cancer in
Scotland.
- Every day two men die from prostate cancer in Scotland.
In England
- Over 34,000* men are diagnosed every year in England.
- More than 8,000* men die every year from prostate cancer in
England.
- Every hour one man dies from prostate cancer in England.
In Wales
- Over 2,000* men are diagnosed every year in Wales.
- Over 500* men die every year from prostate cancer in
Wales.
In Northern Ireland
- Over 900* men are diagnosed every year in Northern
Ireland.
- More than 200* men die every year from prostate cancer in
Northern Ireland.