World

Source: Globocan 2018

Number of new cases in 2018, both sexes, all ages Geography

Lung
2 093 876 (11.6%)

Breast
2 088 849 (11.6%)

Colorectum
Other cancers
1 849 518 (10.2%)
9 736 907 (53.9%)
Prostate
1 276 106 (7.1%)

Stomach
1 033 701 (5.7%)

Total: 18 078 957

Number of new cases in 2018, males, all ages Numbers at a glance

Lung Total population

1 368 524 (14.5%)

Prostate
7 632 819 272
1 276 106 (13.5%)
Other cancers
4 505 245 (47.6%)
Number of new cases
Colorectum

18 078 957
1 026 215 (10.9%)

Stomach
683 754 (7.2%)

Number of deaths
Liver

9 555 027
596 574 (6.3%)

Total: 9 456 418

Number of new cases in 2018, females, all ages

Number of prevalent cases (5-year)

Breast
2 088 849 (24.2%) 43 841 302
Other cancers
Data source and methods
3 978 844 (46.1%)
Colorectum
823 303 (9.5%) Incidence
Lung Population weighted average of the rates of the region-
725 352 (8.4%) specific countries included in GLOBOCAN 2018.

Mortality
Thyroid Cervix uteri
436 344 (5.1%) 569 847 (6.6%) Population weighted average of the rates of the region-
specific countries included in GLOBOCAN 2018.
Total: 8 622 539
Prevalence
Summary statistic 2018
Sum of region-specific prevalent cases.

Males Females Both sexes

Population 3 850 719 284 3 782 099 828 7 632 819 272
Number of new cancer cases 9 456 418 8 622 539 18 078 957
Age-standardized incidence rate (World) 218.6 182.6 197.9
Risk of developing cancer before the age of 75 years (%) 22.4 18.3 20.2
Number of cancer deaths 5 385 640 4 169 387 9 555 027
Age-standardized mortality rate (World) 122.7 83.1 101.1
Risk of dying from cancer before the age of 75 years (%) 12.7 8.7 10.6
5-year prevalent cases 21 014 830 22 826 472 43 841 302
Top 5 most frequent cancers excluding non-melanoma skin cancer Lung Breast Lung
(ranked by cases) Prostate Colorectum Breast
Colorectum Lung Colorectum
Stomach Cervix uteri Prostate
Liver Thyroid Stomach

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Source: Globocan 2018

Incidence, Mortality and Prevalence by cancer site

New cases Deaths 5-year prevalence (all ages)

Cancer Number Rank (%) Cum.risk Number Rank (%) Cum.risk Number Prop.
Lung 2 093 876 1 13.01 2.75 1 761 007 1 19.92 2.22 2 129 964 27.91
Breast 2 088 849 2 12.97 2.60 626 679 4 7.09 0.72 6 875 099 181.78
Prostate 1 276 106 3 7.93 1.80 358 989 8 4.06 0.29 3 724 658 96.73
Colon 1 096 601 4 6.81 1.31 551 269 5 6.24 0.54 2 785 583 36.49
Stomach 1 033 701 5 6.42 1.31 782 685 2 8.86 0.95 1 589 752 20.83
Liver 841 080 6 5.22 1.08 781 631 3 8.84 0.98 675 210 8.85
Rectum 704 376 7 4.38 0.91 310 394 10 3.51 0.35 1 876 453 24.58
Oesophagus 572 034 8 3.55 0.78 508 585 6 5.75 0.67 547 104 7.17
Cervix uteri 569 847 9 3.54 0.69 311 365 9 3.52 0.39 1 474 265 38.98
Thyroid 567 233 10 3.52 0.68 41 071 25 0.46 0.05 1 997 846 26.17
Bladder 549 393 11 3.41 0.65 199 922 14 2.26 0.18 1 648 482 21.60
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 509 590 12 3.17 0.61 248 724 12 2.81 0.27 1 353 273 17.73
Pancreas 458 918 13 2.85 0.55 432 242 7 4.89 0.50 282 574 3.70
Leukaemia 437 033 14 2.71 0.48 309 006 11 3.50 0.33 1 174 433 15.39
Kidney 403 262 15 2.50 0.52 175 098 17 1.98 0.20 1 025 730 13.44
Corpus uteri 382 069 16 2.37 0.52 89 929 21 1.02 0.11 1 283 348 33.93
Lip, oral cavity 354 864 17 2.20 0.46 177 384 16 2.01 0.23 913 514 11.97
Brain, nervous system 296 851 18 1.84 0.36 241 037 13 2.73 0.30 771 110 10.10
Ovary 295 414 19 1.83 0.37 184 799 15 2.09 0.23 762 663 20.17
Melanoma of skin 287 723 20 1.79 0.35 60 712 23 0.69 0.07 965 623 12.65
Gallbladder 219 420 21 1.36 0.25 165 087 18 1.87 0.18 233 820 3.06
Larynx 177 422 22 1.10 0.25 94 771 20 1.07 0.13 488 900 6.41
Multiple myeloma 159 985 23 0.99 0.20 106 105 19 1.20 0.12 376 005 4.93
Nasopharynx 129 079 24 0.80 0.16 72 987 22 0.83 0.10 362 219 4.75
Oropharynx 92 887 25 0.58 0.13 51 005 24 0.58 0.07 280 508 3.68
Hypopharynx 80 608 26 0.50 0.11 34 984 26 0.40 0.05 119 130 1.56
Hodgkin lymphoma 79 990 27 0.50 0.08 26 167 27 0.30 0.03 275 947 3.62
Testis 71 105 28 0.44 0.07 9 507 34 0.11 0.01 284 073 7.38
Salivary glands 52 799 29 0.33 0.06 22 176 29 0.25 0.03 123 460 1.62
Anus 48 541 30 0.30 0.06 19 129 31 0.22 0.02 127 599 1.67
Vulva 44 235 31 0.27 0.05 15 222 32 0.17 0.01 132 269 3.50
Kaposi sarcoma 41 799 32 0.26 0.04 19 902 30 0.23 0.02 88 379 1.16
Penis 34 475 33 0.21 0.04 15 138 33 0.17 0.02 93 850 2.44
Mesothelioma 30 443 34 0.19 0.04 25 576 28 0.29 0.03 31 250 0.41
Vagina 17 600 35 0.11 0.02 8 062 35 0.09 0.01 43 877 1.16
All cancer sites 18 078 957 - - 20.20 9 555 027 - - 10.63 43 841 302 574.38

Age-standardized (World) incidence rates per sex, top 10 cancers

Males Females

Breast 46.3

Lung 31.5 14.6

Colorectum 23.6 16.3

Prostate 29.3

Stomach 15.7 7.0

Liver 13.9 4.9

Thyroid 3.1 10.2
Cervix uteri 13.1
Oesophagus 9.3 3.5
Bladder 9.6 2.4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60
ASR (World) per 100 000

Age-standardized (World) incidence and mortality rates, top 10 cancers

Incidence Mortality

Breast 23.7 6.8

Lung 22.5 18.6

Colorectum 19.7 8.9

Prostate 13.6 3.3

Stomach 11.1 8.2

Liver 9.3 8.5

Thyroid 6.7 0.42
Cervix uteri 6.6 3.5
Oesophagus 6.3 5.5
Bladder 5.7 1.9

30 20 10 0 10 20 30
ASR (World) per 100 000

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