This statistic displays the estimated number of new cancer cases among females worldwide in 2018, sorted by type of cancer. For females of all ages the total number of new cancer cases was estimated to be approximately 8.6 million. Breast cancer accounted for around 24 percent of all new cancer cases among females.
Percentage of new cancer cases among females worldwide in 2018, by type of cancer
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WHO, & International Agency for Research on Cancer. (July 22, 2019). Percentage of new cancer cases among females worldwide in 2018, by type of cancer [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 11, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/288577/distribution-of-new-cancer-cases-among-women-by-type/
WHO, und International Agency for Research on Cancer. "Percentage of new cancer cases among females worldwide in 2018, by type of cancer." Chart. July 22, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 11, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/288577/distribution-of-new-cancer-cases-among-women-by-type/
WHO, International Agency for Research on Cancer. (2019). Percentage of new cancer cases among females worldwide in 2018, by type of cancer. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 11, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/288577/distribution-of-new-cancer-cases-among-women-by-type/
WHO, and International Agency for Research on Cancer. "Percentage of New Cancer Cases among Females Worldwide in 2018, by Type of Cancer." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/288577/distribution-of-new-cancer-cases-among-women-by-type/
WHO & International Agency for Research on Cancer, Percentage of new cancer cases among females worldwide in 2018, by type of cancer Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/288577/distribution-of-new-cancer-cases-among-women-by-type/ (last visited August 11, 2020)
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