John Elflein
Research expert covering health and health care
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Deaths by cancer in the U.S. 1950-2022
Detailed statistics
Number of new cancer cases and deaths in the U.S. by gender 2024
Detailed statistics
U.S. likelihood of developing invasive cancer 2017-2019 by gender and age
Most important health issues facing the U.S. according to U.S. adults 2023
Percentage of U.S. adults that thought select health issues were most important for the U.S. as of 2019 and 2023
Health problems younger and older U.S. adults feared 2022
Percentage of U.S. adults 40 years and younger and 80 years and older who feared select health problems as of 2022
Leading causes of death in the United States 2022
Distribution of the 10 leading causes of death in the United States in 2022
Percentage of population with cancer in the U.S. 1997-2019
Percentage of U.S. population who has (or ever had) cancer between 1997 and 2019, by age
Number of new cancer cases and deaths in the U.S. by gender 2024
Estimated number of new cancer cases and deaths in the U.S. for 2024, by gender*
U.S. likelihood of developing invasive cancer 2017-2019 by gender and age
Probability of developing invasive cancer in the U.S. for the period 2017-2019, by gender and age
Number of new cancer cases in U.S. from 1999 to 2021
Number of new cancer cases in the United States from 1999 to 2021*
United States: incidence rates for cancer 2016-2020, by gender
Incidence rates for cancer in the United States for the period 2016-2020, by gender (per 100,000 population)
Cancer: incidence rate in the U.S. by ethnic group and gender 2016-2020
Incidence rate of cancer in the U.S. for the period 2016-2020, by ethnic group and gender (per 100,000 population)
U.S. number of cancer cases among men in 2009 and 2024
Estimated number of new cancer cases among men in the U.S. in 2009 and 2024, by cancer type*
U.S. number of cancer cases among women 2009 and 2024
Estimated number of new cancer cases among women in the U.S. in 2009 and 2024, by cancer type*
U.S. states with highest cancer incidence rates 2020
U.S. states with the highest cancer incidence rates in 2020 (per 100,000 population)
U.S. states with lowest cancer incidence rates 2020
U.S. states with the lowest cancer incidence rates in 2020 (per 100,000 population)
Deaths by cancer in the U.S. 1950-2022
Deaths by cancer in the U.S. from 1950 to 2022 (per 100,000 population)
U.S. death rates from cancer by type and gender 2017-2021
Cancer death rates in the United States for the period 2017-2021, by type and gender (per 100,000 population)
U.S. mortality rates from cancer by ethnic group and gender 2016-2020
Cancer death rates in the U.S. for the period 2016-2020, by ethnic group and gender (per 100,000 population)
U.S. number of cancer deaths among men 2009 and 2024
Estimated number of cancer deaths among men in the U.S. in 2009 and 2024, by cancer type
U.S. number of cancer deaths among women 2009 and 2024
Estimated number of cancer deaths among women in the U.S. in 2009 and 2024, by cancer type
Deaths by prostate cancer in the U.S. 1975-2022
Deaths by prostate cancer in the U.S. from 1975 to 2022 (per 100,000 population)
Deaths from breast cancer in the U.S. 1950-2022
Deaths due to breast cancer in the U.S. from 1950 to 2022 (per 100,000 population)
Cancer death rates in the U.S. in 2022, by state
Cancer death rates in the United States in 2022, by state* (per 100,000 population)
Cancer: 5-year survival rates in the U.S. 2013-2019
Five-year relative cancer survival rates in the U.S. for the period 2013-2019, by type of cancer
Cancer: 5-year survival rates in the U.S. by ethnic group 1975-2019
Five-year relative cancer survival rates in the U.S. in periods between 1975 and 2019, by ethnic group
U.S. Americans with a history of cancer living 2004-2022
Number of U.S. Americans with a history of cancer living between 2004 and 2022 (in millions)
Number of U.S. male cancer survivors as of 2022, by site
Number of male cancer survivors in the U.S. as of January 1, 2022, by site*
Number of U.S. female cancer survivors as of 2022, by site
Number of female cancer survivors in the U.S. as of January 1, 2022, by site*
Relative risk for colorectal cancer risk factors in the U.S. as of 2023
Relative risk for select colorectal cancer risk factors in the U.S. as of 2023*
Share of cancer deaths due to smoking among U.S. adults 2014, by type
Proportion of cancer deaths attributable to cigarette smoking among adults 30 years and older in the U.S. in 2014, by cancer type
U.S. rate of new tobacco-associated cancers 2017-2021, by cancer type
Rate of new tobacco-associated cancers in the United States from 2017 to 2021, by cancer type (per 100,000 people)
U.S. rate of new alcohol-associated cancers 2017-2021, by cancer type
Rate of new alcohol-associated cancers in the United States from 2017 to 2021, by cancer type (per 100,000 people)
U.S. rate of new obesity-associated cancers 2017-2021, by cancer type
Rate of new obesity-associated cancers in the United States from 2017 to 2021, by cancer type (per 100,000 people)
U.S. rate of new physical inactivity-associated cancers 2017-2021, by cancer type
Rate of new physical inactivity-associated cancers in the United States from 2017 to 2021, by cancer type (per 100,000 people)
U.S. rate of new HPV-associated cancers 2017-2021, by cancer type
Rate of new HPV-associated cancers in the United States from 2017 to 2021, by cancer type (per 100,000 people)
Percentage change in cancer screenings in the U.S. 2017-2021, by cancer type
Percentage change in cancer screenings in the United States from 2017 to 2021, by cancer type
Number of states that improved healthy living 2016-2020
Number of U.S. states that improved healthy living from 2016 to 2020
Leading therapy areas for U.S. drug spending 2020
Leading 10 U.S. therapy areas based on drug spending in 2020* (in billion U.S. dollars)
Top 3 therapeutic areas by spending in the U.S. 2015-2020
Leading 3 therapeutic areas by spending in the U.S. from 2015 to 2020* (in billion U.S. dollars)
Top hospitals for adult cancer in the U.S. 2021
Top 10 hospitals for adult cancer in the United States as of 2021*
Total cancer funding by National Institutes for Health 2013-2025
Total cancer funding by the National Institutes for Health (NIH) from FY 2013 to FY 2025 (in million U.S. dollars)
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