Cancer was responsible for around *** deaths per 100,000 population in the United States in 2023. The death rate for cancer has steadily decreased since the 1990’s, but cancer still remains the second leading cause of death in the United States. The deadliest type of cancer for both men and women is cancer of the lung and bronchus which will account for an estimated ****** deaths among men alone in 2025. Probability of surviving Survival rates for cancer vary significantly depending on the type of cancer. The cancers with the highest rates of survival include cancers of the thyroid, prostate, and testis, with five-year survival rates as high as ** percent for thyroid cancer. The cancers with the lowest five-year survival rates include cancers of the pancreas, liver, and esophagus. Risk factors It is difficult to determine why one person develops cancer while another does not, but certain risk factors have been shown to increase a person’s chance of developing cancer. For example, cigarette smoking has been proven to increase the risk of developing various cancers. In fact, around ** percent of cancers of the lung, bronchus and trachea among adults aged 30 years and older can be attributed to cigarette smoking. Other modifiable risk factors for cancer include being obese, drinking alcohol, and sun exposure.

The Latin American country with the highest age-standardized cancer mortality rate in 2022 was Uruguay, with ***** deaths per 100,000 population. Jamaica and Barbados followed, with cancer mortality rates of ***** and *****, respectively. As of that year, breast cancer was the cancer type with the highest incidence rate in Uruguay, as approximately ***** new cases were reported in the country.

The cancer type with the highest age-standardized mortality rate in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2022 was prostate cancer with 13.9 deaths per 100,000 population. Breast cancer ranked second, with a mortality rate of 13.2 people per 100,000 population. In that year, breast cancer was the cancer type with the highest prevalence in the region.

Lung cancer is the deadliest cancer worldwide, accounting for 1.82 million deaths in 2022. The second most deadly form of cancer is colorectum cancer, followed by liver cancer. However, lung cancer is only the sixth leading cause of death worldwide, with heart disease and stroke accounting for the highest share of deaths. Male vs. female cases Given that lung cancer causes the highest number of cancer deaths worldwide, it may be unsurprising to learn that lung cancer is the most common form of new cancer cases among males. However, among females, breast cancer is by far the most common form of new cancer cases. In fact, breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer worldwide, followed by prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is a very close second to lung cancer among the cancers with the highest rates of new cases among men. Male vs. female deaths Lung cancer is by far the deadliest form of cancer among males but is the second deadliest form of cancer among females. Breast cancer, the most prevalent form of cancer among females worldwide, is also the deadliest form of cancer among females. Although prostate cancer is the second most prevalent cancer among men, it is the fifth deadliest cancer. Lung, liver, stomach, colorectum, and oesophagus cancers all have higher deaths rates among males.

Breast cancer was the cancer type with the highest rate of death among females worldwide in 2022. That year, there were around 13 deaths from breast cancer among females per 100,000 population. The death rate for all cancers among females was 76.4 per 100,000 population. This statistic displays the rate of cancer deaths among females worldwide in 2022, by type of cancer.

In 2022, the mortality rate of lung cancer in the European was **** per 100,000 men and **** per 100,000 women. Among men the mortality rate was highest in Hungary and lowest in Sweden being *** and **** per 100,000 respectively. Hungary was also the country with the highest lung cancer mortality rate in women with **** per 100,000 women. The lowest was in Lithuania with **** per 100,000 women. In most EU countries, there was a marked difference between the mortality of lung cancer in men and women.

In 2023, it was estimated that there would be four deaths per 100,000 population due to kidney cancer in Canada. Cancer is one of the leading causes of premature death in Canada. This statistic shows the estimated age-standardized mortality rates for cancer in Canada by cancer type, as of 2023.

In 2022, the mortality rate of breast cancer in women in Europe was **** per 100,000 women. Cyprus had the highest mortality rate at **** per 100,000, followed by Slovakia with **** per 100,000 women. Conversely, Spain had the lowest mortality rate at **** per 100,000. This statistic depicts the mortality rate of breast cancer in Europe in 2022 in women population, by country.

In the period 2018 to 2022, a total of approximately *** men per 100,000 inhabitants died of cancers of all kinds in the United States, compared to an overall cancer death rate of *** per 100,000 population among women. This statistic shows cancer death rates in the U.S. for the period from 2018 to 2022, by type and gender.

In 2022, the nation with the highest age-standardized mortality rate of all cancer types among women in Latin America and the Caribbean was Jamaica with 110.6 women per 100,000 population. In the case of men, the country with the highest rate was Barbados, with 124.9 cancer deaths per 100,000 men. While the cancer death rate was higher for men than women in most of the listed countries, the opposite was true in Peru and Bolivia. That year, both women and men had the highest cancer incidence rates in Uruguay compared to other selected countries in the region.

In 2022, Poland reported 330.5 deaths from cancer per 100,000 population, the highest cancer mortality rate in Europe. Hungary followed with 327.8 cancer deaths per 100,000, and then Croatia with 319.6 cancer deaths per 100,000 population. This statistic displays the cancer mortality rate in Europe in 2022, by country (per 100,000 population).

In 2022, Utah had the lowest death rate from cancer among all U.S. states with around 116 deaths per 100,000 population. The states with the highest cancer death rates at that time were Mississippi, Kentucky and West Virginia. This statistic shows cancer death rates in the United States in 2022, by state.

According to the data, the number of individuals who died from a tumor in Italy decreased constantly between 2006 and 2021. Indeed, the rate of deaths due to cancer among Italians dropped from **** deaths per 10,000 inhabitants in 2006 to **** in 2021. Moreover, in Italy, the cancer mortality rates among women and men are lower than the ones observed in the European Union. Women’s cancer Breast cancer is the most common and deadliest type of cancer among women in Italy. As a matter of fact, around *** thousand women in Italy were living with a diagnosis of breast cancer in 2023, and over **** thousand died from it in 2022. Colorectal and lung cancer follow in the list of the most frequently diagnosed cancers among females in Italy. Men’s cancer The most frequently diagnosed cancer among males in Italy is prostate cancer. Lung cancer, which is also the deadliest type of cancer for men, follows. As of 2023, the number of men living with a diagnosis of prostate cancer in Italy amounted to *** thousand, while the number of new cases of prostate cancer during that year was estimated at **** thousand.

In 2018, Croatia reported **** cancer deaths from colorectal cancer per 100,000 population, the highest mortality rate of colorectal cancer in Europe. In the same year, Croatia reported also to have the highest mortality rate of breast cancer (females only) with **** deaths per 100,000 population, while Estonia reported to have the highest mortality rate of prostate cancer with **** deaths per 100,000 population. This statistic shows the mortality rates of selected types of cancers in European countries in 2018.

In 2023, it was estimated that the mortality rate for cancer in Manitoba would be ***** deaths due to per 100,000 population. This statistic displays the estimated mortality rate of cancer in Canada by province in 2023.

In 2023, around 197 deaths per 100,000 population in Russia were attributed to malignant neoplasms. The highest mortality rate due to that reason across the country was recorded in the Kurgan Oblast, measuring at over 276 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants. The Ingushetia Republic had the lowest mortality rate from cancer, at approximately 44 deaths per 100,000 population. Cancer mortality in Russia Cancer is the second-leading cause of mortality in Russia, being only superseded by circulatory system diseases which were responsible for 567 deaths per 100 thousand population in 2022. However, the number of deaths from cancer has been steadily decreasing year-on-year. In 2021, approximately 279 thousand Russians deceased due to a malignant tumor. That marked a four-percent decrease from the previous year. Furthermore, the five-year cancer survival rate reached an all-time maximum. As of 2021, nearly six in ten patients in Russia continued to be registered with an oncological establishment for five years or more after receiving their diagnosis. Growth in cancer risk factors in Russia Some well-known risk factors for cancer include sun exposure, tobacco and alcohol use, a poor diet, and being overweight. Despite the merits of a healthy lifestyle being widely recognized, the share of healthy lifestyle followers in Russia has been following a downward trend over the past years. In particular, the rates of heavy smokers have increased. In 2022, a fifth of Russians consumed one pack of cigarettes a day or more, a three-percent growth from 2020.

Lung cancer was the cancer type with the highest rate of death among males worldwide in 2022. In that year there were around 25 deaths from trachea, bronchus and lung cancer among males per 100,000 population. The death rate for all cancers among males was 109 per 100,000 population. This statistic shows the rate of cancer deaths among males worldwide in 2022, by type of cancer.

In 2022, trachea, bronchus, and lung were the cancer sites with the highest mortality rate in the EU, with **** deaths per 100,000 population. Other cancer sites with high mortality rate were prostate, breast, and colorectum, with ****, ****, and **** deaths per 100,000 population, respectively. This statistic depicts the estimated mortality rate in the EU in 2022, by cancer site.

In 2022, there were around ** deaths from prostate cancer per 100,000 population in the state of Oregon, making it the state with the highest prostate cancer death rate that year. This statistic shows the death rate from prostate cancer in the U.S. in 2022, by state.

In 2021, the region that registered the highest cancer mortality rate among individuals aged between 20 to 64 years in Italy was Campania. In this region, in fact, almost 10 people died of tumor every 10 thousand residents. Sardinia followed, with a mortality rate of 9.2 per 10 thousand inhabitants. This statistic displays the cancer mortality rate in Italy in 2021, by region.