Cancer was responsible for around 142 deaths per 100,000 population in the United States in 2022. 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 65,790 deaths among men alone in 2024. 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 99 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 81 percent of cancers of the lung, bronchus and trachea among adults aged 30 years and older can be attributed to cigarette smoking. A recent poll indicated that many U.S. adults believed smoking cigarettes and using other tobacco products increased a person’s risk of developing cancer, but a much smaller percentage believed the same for proven risk factors such as obesity and drinking alcohol.

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.

In 2021, Kentucky reported the highest cancer incidence rate in the United States, with around 510 new cases of cancer per 100,000 inhabitants. This statistic represents the U.S. states with the highest cancer incidence rates per 100,000 population in 2021.

In the period 2018 to 2022, a total of approximately 173 men per 100,000 inhabitants died of cancers of all kinds in the United States, compared to an overall cancer death rate of 126 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.

From 2018 to 2022, the overall death rate for lung and bronchus cancer in the Kentucky was 61 per 100,000 for males and 43.2 per 100,000 for females. This statistic presents the death rates for lung and bronchus cancer in the United States from 2018 to 2022, by state and gender.

In the period between 2018 and 2022, there were approximately 179 cancer deaths per 100,000 white males in the United States. This statistic shows cancer death rates in the United States for the period 2018-2022, by ethnic group and gender.

In 2021, Utah had the highest rate of skin cancer, with an estimated 46 people out of 100,000 diagnosed with melanoma or another non-epithelial skin cancer. This statistic shows the incidence rate of skin cancer in the U.S. in 2021, by state, per 100,000 population.

The rate of breast cancer deaths in the U.S. has dramatically declined since 1950. As of 2022, the death rate from breast cancer had dropped from 31.9 to 18.7 per 100,000 population. Cancer is a serious public health issue in the United States. As of 2021, cancer is the second leading cause of death among women. Breast cancer incidence Breast cancer symptoms include lumps or thickening of the breast tissue and may include changes to the skin. Breast cancer is driven by many factors, but age is a known risk factor. Among all age groups, the highest number of invasive breast cancer cases were among those aged 60 to 69. The incidence rate of new breast cancer cases is higher in some ethnicities than others. White, non-Hispanic women had the highest incidence rate of breast cancer, followed by non-Hispanic Black women. Breast cancer treatment Breast cancer treatments usually involve several methods, including surgery, chemotherapy and biological therapy. Types of cancer diagnosed at earlier stages often require fewer treatments. A majority of the early stage breast cancer cases in the U.S. receive breast conserving surgery and radiation therapy.

The rate of liver cancer diagnoses in the United States increases with age. As of 2021, those aged 75 to 79 years had the highest rates of liver cancer. Risk factors for liver cancer include smoking, drinking alcohol, being overweight or obese, and having diabetes. Who is most likely to get liver cancer? Liver cancer in the United States is much more common among men than women. In 2021, there were 12.3 new liver cancer diagnoses among men per 100,000 population, compared to just five new diagnoses per 100,000 women. Concerning race and ethnicity, non-Hispanic American Indians and Alaska Natives and Hispanic have the highest rates of new liver cancer diagnoses. The five-year survival rate for liver cancer in the United States is around 22 percent, however, this rate is much higher among non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islanders than other races and ethnicities. Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islanders have a 33 percent chance of surviving the next five years after a liver cancer diagnosis. Deaths from liver cancer In 2020, there were an estimated 20,262 deaths in the United States due to liver cancer. However, the death rate for liver cancer has decreased over the past few years. In the period 1999 to 2020, the death rate for liver cancer reached a high of five deaths per 100,000 population in 2015 but dropped to 4.6 deaths per 100,000 population by 2020. It is estimated that in 2024, there will be over 19,000 liver and intrahepatic bile duct cancer deaths among men in the United States and 10,700 such deaths among women.

In 2021, there were around 158 new cases of breast cancer per 100,000 population in the state of Connecticut, making it the state with the highest breast cancer incidence rate that year. This statistic shows the incidence rate of breast cancer in the U.S. in 2021, by state.

In 2022, there were around 22 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 2022, there were 18.7 deaths from prostate cancer per 100,000 men in the United States. This statistic shows the prostate cancer death rate in the United States from 1975 to 2022.

In the period 2017-2021, around 494 men in the United States per 100,000 population developed some type of cancer, compared to 431 women per 100,000 population. This statistic shows the incidence rates for cancer in the U.S. for the period from 2017 to 2021, by gender.

Between 2017 and 2021, Kentucky had the highest incidence of alcohol-associated cancer in the United States, with a rate of 146 per 100,000 people. This graph shows the rate of alcohol-related cancers per 100,000 people from 2017 to 2021 in the United States, by state.

The rate of skin cancer in the United States increased for both sexes from 1999 to 2021, with the rate for males consistently higher than that of females. This statistic shows the incidence rate of skin cancer in the U.S. from 1999 to 2021, by gender, per 100,000 population.

In 2022, there were 14 deaths from breast cancer per 100,000 population in the state of Massachusetts, the lowest of any state that year. This statistic shows the death rate from breast cancer in the U.S. in 2022, by state.

In 2021, the death rate for leukemia among youth in the United States aged 0 to 19 years was .48 per 100,000 youth. This was a decrease from the death rate of 0.9 per 100,000 recorded in the year 2001. This statistic shows the cancer death rates for the three most common types of cancer among youth aged 0 to 19 years in the United States in 2001, 2011, and 2021.

In 2021, Idaho had the highest death rate from skin cancer, with an estimated 2.8 people out of 100,000 dying from melanoma. This statistic shows the death rate for melanoma of the skin in the U.S. in 2021, by state, per 100,000 population.

Between 2017 and 2021, female breast cancer was the type of alcohol-associated cancer with the highest incidence in the United States, with a rate of nearly 130 per 100,000 people. This graph shows the rate of alcohol-related cancers per 100,000 people from 2017 to 2021 in the United States, by cancer type.

In 2021, there were 150 cases of prostate cancer per 100,000 population in the state of Connecticut, making it the state with the highest prostate cancer incidence rate that year. This statistic shows the incidence rate of prostate cancer in the U.S. in 2021, by state.