Cancer: breast cancer mortality rate
Indicator
Breast cancer mortality rates.
Indicator type
Network / system level indicator.
The indicator would be appropriate to understand and report on the performance of networks or systems of providers.
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Rationale
The indicator can be influenced in a number of ways including improved early detection. Improvements in the quality and availability of effective treatments are also reflected by lower mortality rates.
Source guidance
Early and locally advanced breast cancer: diagnosis and management. NICE guideline NG101 (2018, updated 2023)
Specification
Numerator: The number of registered deaths from breast cancer in the relevant year.
Denominator: The number of people with breast cancer.
Calculation: This indicator is calculated as a rate directly standardised by age and sex. Calculated per 100,000 registered patients.
Exclusions: None
Data source: Primary Care Mortality Database.
Minimum population: The indicator would be appropriate to understand and report on the performance of networks or systems of providers.
ISBN: 978-1-4731-5867-2