Cancer Research UK says the differences were partly explained by speed of diagnosis and access to effective treatment.
"But, while we're still researching what can be done to close the survival gap between countries, we know continued investment in early diagnosis and cancer care plays a big part.However the research did show that cancer survival one year after diagnosis and at the five-year mark has improved across all seven types of cancer in the UK over the last 20 years.
The UK also has one of the highest increases in five-year survival - almost 12 percentage points - across all countries for bowel cancer. Sara Hiom, Cancer Research UK's director of early diagnosis, said:"While we're on the right track, the numbers show we can certainly do better.
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