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Cancer in the U.S.

Statistics report on 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.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Basic Statistic Most important health issues facing the U.S., according to U.S. adults 2026
  • Basic Statistic Health problems younger and older U.S. adults feared 2022
  • Basic Statistic Leading causes of death in the United States 2022
  • Basic Statistic Number of new cancer cases and deaths in the U.S. 2026, by gender
  • Premium Statistic U.S. likelihood of developing invasive cancer 2019-2022, by gender and age

Incidence rates

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  • Premium Statistic Number of new cancer cases in U.S. from 1999 to 2022
  • Premium Statistic United States: incidence rates for cancer 2018-2022, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Cancer: incidence rate in the U.S. by ethnic group and gender 2018-2022
  • Premium Statistic U.S. number of cancer cases among men in 2009-2026
  • Premium Statistic U.S. number of cancer cases among women 2009-2026
  • Basic Statistic Cancer incidence rates in U.S. states in 2022

Death rates

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  • Premium Statistic Deaths by cancer in the U.S. 1950-2023
  • Basic Statistic Cancer death rates among U.S. children and adolescents 2001-2021, by gender
  • Premium Statistic U.S. death rates from cancer 2019-2023, by type and gender
  • Basic Statistic U.S. mortality rates from cancer by ethnic group and gender 2018-2022
  • Premium Statistic U.S. number of cancer deaths among men 2009-2026
  • Premium Statistic U.S. number of cancer deaths among women 2009-2026
  • Basic Statistic Death rates for the three most common cancers among U.S. youth 2021
  • Basic Statistic Deaths by prostate cancer in the U.S. 1975-2023
  • Premium Statistic Deaths from breast cancer in the U.S. 1950-2024
  • Basic Statistic Cancer death rates in the U.S. in 2023, by state

Probability of surviving

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  • Premium Statistic Cancer: 5-year survival rates in the U.S. 2015-2021
  • Premium Statistic Cancer: 5-year survival rates in the U.S. by ethnic group 1975-2020
  • Basic Statistic U.S. Americans with a history of cancer living from 2004 to 2025
  • Basic Statistic Number of U.S. male cancer survivors as of 2025, by site
  • Premium Statistic Number of U.S. female cancer survivors as of 2025, by site

Risk factors

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  • Basic Statistic Share of total cancer cases in the U.S. attributable to select risk factors in 2019
  • Basic Statistic Share of cancer deaths attributable to select risk factors in the U.S. in 2019
  • 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 2019, by type
  • Basic Statistic U.S. rate of new tobacco-associated cancers in 2022, by cancer type
  • Basic Statistic U.S. rate of new alcohol-associated cancers in 2022, by cancer type
  • Basic Statistic U.S. rate of new obesity-associated cancers in 2022, by cancer type
  • Basic Statistic U.S. rate of new physical inactivity-associated cancers in 2022, by cancer type
  • Basic Statistic U.S. rate of new HPV-associated cancers in 2022, by cancer type

Miscellaneous

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  • Basic Statistic Percentage change in cancer screenings in the U.S. 2017-2021, by cancer type
  • Premium Statistic Leading 10 best hospitals for adult cancer in the U.S. 2025
  • Premium Statistic Total cancer funding by the National Institutes of Health 2013-2024
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