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Percentage of new cancer cases among females worldwide by type 2018
Percentage of new cancer cases among females worldwide by type 2018
Percentage of new cancer cases among females worldwide in 2018, by type of cancer
by John Elflein,
last edited
Jul 22, 2019
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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| Estimated number of new cancer cases | |
|---|---|
| Breast | 24.2 |
| Colorectum | 9.5 |
| Lung | 8.4 |
| Cervix uteri | 6.6 |
| Thyroid | 5.1 |
| Corpus uteri | 4.4 |
| Stomach | 4.1 |
| Other | 37.7 |
| Estimated number of new cancer cases | |
|---|---|
| Breast | 24.2 |
| Colorectum | 9.5 |
| Lung | 8.4 |
| Cervix uteri | 6.6 |
| Thyroid | 5.1 |
| Corpus uteri | 4.4 |
| Stomach | 4.1 |
| Other | 37.7 |
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by John Elflein,
last edited
Jul 22, 2019
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.
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- Worldwide
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- 2018
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- women
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- WHO; International Agency for Research on Cancer
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- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- 2018
- Age group
- all ages
- Special properties
- women
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