In 2019, a survey revealed that 68.7 percent of British people believed that exposing skin to harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays can increases a person's risk of developing cancer. In comparison, less than 50 percent of Germans believed that UV exposure increases cancer risk.
Share of individuals who think exposing the skin to harmful UV rays* increases a person's risk of developing cancer in Europe 2019, by selected countries
* Either from the sun or from tanning beds or solariums.
Survey question was worded by the source as: "Which, if any, of the following do you personally think increases a person's risk of getting cancer? Exposing your skin to harmful UV rays."
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Union for International Cancer Control. (February 4, 2020). Share of individuals who think exposing the skin to harmful UV rays* increases a person's risk of developing cancer in Europe 2019, by selected countries [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1095408/knowledge-of-uv-ray-cancer-risk-in-europe/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Union for International Cancer Control. "Share of individuals who think exposing the skin to harmful UV rays* increases a person's risk of developing cancer in Europe 2019, by selected countries." Chart. February 4, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1095408/knowledge-of-uv-ray-cancer-risk-in-europe/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Union for International Cancer Control. (2020). Share of individuals who think exposing the skin to harmful UV rays* increases a person's risk of developing cancer in Europe 2019, by selected countries. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1095408/knowledge-of-uv-ray-cancer-risk-in-europe/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Union for International Cancer Control. "Share of Individuals Who Think Exposing The Skin to Harmful Uv Rays* Increases a Person's Risk of Developing Cancer in Europe 2019, by Selected Countries." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1095408/knowledge-of-uv-ray-cancer-risk-in-europe/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Union for International Cancer Control, Share of individuals who think exposing the skin to harmful UV rays* increases a person's risk of developing cancer in Europe 2019, by selected countries Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1095408/knowledge-of-uv-ray-cancer-risk-in-europe/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited March 15, 2025)
Share of individuals who think exposing the skin to harmful UV rays* increases a person's risk of developing cancer in Europe 2019, by selected countries [Graph], Union for International Cancer Control, February 4, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1095408/knowledge-of-uv-ray-cancer-risk-in-europe/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
