Characteristics of included patients with lung cancer, in the period 1996–2004, in England, Norway and Sweden
| England | Norway | Sweden | |
| n=250828 | n=18386 | n=24886 | |
| Sex (%) | |||
| Male | 154151 (61.5) | 11647 (63.3) | 14391 (57.8) |
| Female | 96677 (38.5) | 6739 (36.7) | 10495 (42.2) |
| Age at diagnosis | |||
| Median | 72 | 70 | 69 |
| First quartile | 64 | 61 | 61 |
| Third quartile | 78 | 76 | 76 |
| Age group at diagnosis (%) | |||
| 0–49 | 8824 (3.5) | 955 (5.2) | 1182 (4.7) |
| 50–59 | 30164 (12.0) | 3062 (16.7) | 4324 (17.4) |
| 60–69 | 65978 (26.3) | 5114 (27.8) | 7473 (30.0) |
| 70–79 | 98257 (39.2) | 6699 (36.4) | 8926 (35.9) |
| 80+ | 47605 (19.0) | 2556 (13.9) | 2981 (12.0) |