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Percentage of people aged 16 years and older worldwide who took select steps to reduce their cancer risk as of 2019

Characteristic	Percentage of respondants
Increased consumption of healthy foods	33%
Reduced exposure to harmful UV rays	29%
Limited or avoided exposure to tobacco smoke	27%
Limited or avoided smoking or using tobacco products	27%
Limited or avoided consumption of sugar sweetened drinks	26%
Maintained a consistently healthy weight	25%
Limited or avoided alcohol consumption	23%
Engaged in at least 150 minutes of moderate physical activity and/or at least 75 minutes of vigorous physical activity each week	22%
Limited or avoided red or processed meats	20%
Participated in a cancer screening	14%
Currently vaccinated against Hepatitis B and/or the human papillomavirus (HPV)	12%
Other	2%
Have not done anything to reduce my risk of cancer	23%
Prefer not to say	8%

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Release date

January 2020

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

October 25 to November 25, 2019

Number of respondents

15,427 respondents

Age group

16 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Respondents were from 20 countries around the world: Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Great Britain, India, Israel, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Turkey and the United States.
Original Question: Have you taken any steps in the last 12 months to reduce your risk of developing cancer? If yes, what steps have you taken with the specific aim of reducing your risk of cancer? Please select all that apply.

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As of November 2019, around 33 percent of people aged 16 years and older worldwide reported increasing their consumption of healthy foods to reduce their risk of getting cancer. This statistic illustrates the percentage of people aged 16 years and older worldwide who took select steps to reduce their cancer risk as of 2019.