Cancer in the U.S.

Statistics report on cancer in the U.S.

Cancer in the U.S.

This report presents facts and figures on cancer in the United States. It offers valuable information about new cases, death rates, chances of survival, risk factors, and more.

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Overview

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  • Basic Statistic Most important health issues facing the U.S. according to U.S. adults 2023
  • Basic Statistic Health problems younger and older U.S. adults feared 2022
  • Basic Statistic Leading causes of death in the United States 2022
  • Premium Statistic Percentage of population with cancer in the U.S. 1997-2019
  • Basic Statistic Number of new cancer cases and deaths in the U.S. by gender 2024
  • Premium Statistic U.S. likelihood of developing invasive cancer 2017-2019 by gender and age

Incidence rates

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  • Premium Statistic Number of new cancer cases in U.S. from 1999 to 2020
  • Premium Statistic United States: incidence rates for cancer 2016-2020, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Cancer: incidence rate in the U.S. by ethnic group and gender 2016-2020
  • Premium Statistic U.S. number of cancer cases among men in 2009 and 2024
  • Premium Statistic U.S. number of cancer cases among women 2009 and 2024
  • Basic Statistic U.S. states with highest cancer incidence rates 2019
  • Basic Statistic U.S. states with lowest cancer incidence rates 2019

Death rates

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  • Premium Statistic Deaths by cancer in the U.S. 1950-2019
  • Premium Statistic U.S. death rates from cancer by type and gender 2017-2021
  • Basic Statistic U.S. mortality rates from cancer by ethnic group and gender 2016-2020
  • Premium Statistic U.S. number of cancer deaths among men 2009 and 2024
  • Premium Statistic U.S. number of cancer deaths among women 2009 and 2024
  • Basic Statistic Deaths by prostate cancer in the U.S. 1950-2019
  • Premium Statistic Deaths by breast cancer in the U.S. 1950-2019
  • Basic Statistic Cancer death rates in the U.S. in 2021, by state

Probability of surviving

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  • Premium Statistic Cancer: 5-year survival rates in the U.S. 2013-2019
  • Premium Statistic Cancer: 5-year survival rates in the U.S. by ethnic group 1975-2019
  • Basic Statistic U.S. Americans with a history of cancer living 2004-2022
  • Basic Statistic Number of U.S. male cancer survivors as of 2022, by site
  • Premium Statistic Number of U.S. female cancer survivors as of 2022, by site

Risk factors

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  • Basic Statistic Relative risk for colorectal cancer risk factors in the U.S. as of 2023
  • Premium Statistic Share of cancer deaths due to smoking among U.S. adults 2014, by type
  • Basic Statistic U.S. rate of new tobacco-associated cancers 2016-2020, by cancer type
  • Basic Statistic U.S. rate of new alcohol-associated cancers 2016-2020, by cancer type
  • Basic Statistic U.S. rate of new obesity-associated cancers 2016-2020, by cancer type
  • Basic Statistic U.S. rate of new physical inactivity-associated cancers 2016-2020, by cancer type
  • Basic Statistic U.S. rate of new HPV-associated cancers 2016-2020, by cancer type

Miscellaneous

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  • Basic Statistic Percentage change in cancer screenings in the U.S. 2017-2021, by cancer type
  • Basic Statistic Number of states that improved healthy living 2016-2020
  • Basic Statistic Leading therapy areas for U.S. drug spending 2020
  • Premium Statistic Top 3 therapeutic areas by spending in the U.S. 2015-2020
  • Premium Statistic Top hospitals for adult cancer in the U.S. 2021
  • Premium Statistic Total cancer funding by National Institutes for Health 2013-2024
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