Breast

Source: Globocan 2020

Number of new cases in 2020, both sexes, all ages Number of deaths in 2020, both sexes, all ages

Breast
2 261 419 (11.7%) Lung
1 796 144 (18%)

Lung Other cancers

2 206 771 (11.4%) 3 557 464 (35.7%)
Other cancers
8 275 743 (42.9%) Colorectum Colorectum
1 931 590 (10%) 935 173 (9.4%)

Prostate Prostate Liver

1 414 259 (7.3%) 375 304 (3.8%) 830 180 (8.3%)

Oesophagus Stomach Pancreas Stomach

604 100 (3.1%) 1 089 103 (5.6%) 466 003 (4.7%) 768 793 (7.7%)

Cervix uteri Liver Oesophagus Breast

604 127 (3.1%) 905 677 (4.7%) 544 076 (5.5%) 684 996 (6.9%)

Total: 19 292 789 cases Total: 9 958 133 deaths

Cancer incidence and mortality statistics worldwide and by region

Incidence Mortality
Both sexes Males Females Both sexes Males Females
Cum. risk Cum. risk Cum. risk Cum. risk Cum. risk Cum. risk
New cases New cases New cases Deaths Deaths Deaths
0-74 (%) 0-74 (%) 0-74 (%) 0-74 (%) 0-74 (%) 0-74 (%)
Eastern Africa 45 709 3.57 - - 45 709 3.57 24 047 1.99 - - 24 047 1.99
Middle Africa 17 896 3.40 - - 17 896 3.40 9 500 1.93 - - 9 500 1.93
Northern Africa 57 128 5.12 - - 57 128 5.12 21 524 1.89 - - 21 524 1.89
Southern Africa 16 526 5.37 - - 16 526 5.37 5 090 1.70 - - 5 090 1.70
Western Africa 49 339 4.49 - - 49 339 4.49 25 626 2.47 - - 25 626 2.47
Caribbean 14 712 5.48 - - 14 712 5.48 5 874 2.00 - - 5 874 2.00
Central America 38 916 4.23 - - 38 916 4.23 10 429 1.16 - - 10 429 1.16
South America 156 472 6.14 - - 156 472 6.14 41 681 1.50 - - 41 681 1.50
Northern America 281 591 9.71 - - 281 591 9.71 48 407 1.36 - - 48 407 1.36
Eastern Asia 551 636 4.60 - - 551 636 4.60 141 421 1.13 - - 141 421 1.13
South-Eastern Asia 158 939 4.46 - - 158 939 4.46 58 670 1.65 - - 58 670 1.65
South-Central Asia 254 881 2.88 - - 254 881 2.88 124 975 1.50 - - 124 975 1.50
Western Asia 60 715 5.00 - - 60 715 5.00 20 943 1.73 - - 20 943 1.73
Central and Eastern Europe 158 708 6.28 - - 158 708 6.28 51 488 1.75 - - 51 488 1.75
Western Europe 169 016 9.69 - - 169 016 9.69 43 706 1.65 - - 43 706 1.65
Southern Europe 120 185 8.45 - - 120 185 8.45 28 607 1.44 - - 28 607 1.44
Northern Europe 83 177 9.35 - - 83 177 9.35 17 964 1.45 - - 17 964 1.45
Australia and New Zealand 23 277 10.41 - - 23 277 10.41 3 792 1.28 - - 3 792 1.28
Melanesia 2 215 5.37 - - 2 215 5.37 1 121 2.90 - - 1 121 2.90
Polynesia 261 7.42 - - 261 7.42 83 2.44 - - 83 2.44
Micronesia 120 4.20 - - 120 4.20 48 1.59 - - 48 1.59
Low HDI 109 572 3.88 - - 109 572 3.88 58 586 2.21 - - 58 586 2.21
Medium HDI 307 658 3.04 - - 307 658 3.04 147 427 1.52 - - 147 427 1.52
High HDI 825 438 4.57 - - 825 438 4.57 247 486 1.36 - - 247 486 1.36
Very high HDI 1 017 459 8.17 - - 1 017 459 8.17 231 093 1.46 - - 231 093 1.46
World 2 261 419 5.20 - - 2 261 419 5.20 684 996 1.49 - - 684 996 1.49

Incidence, both sexes Mortality, both sexes 5-year prevalence, both sexes

Africa N.America* Africa

(8.3%) (7.1%) (5.5%)

LAC** LAC** LAC**

Asia
(9.3%) Asia (8.5%) (9.1%)
(41.3%)
(45.4%) Asia
N.America* Africa (50.5%) N.America*
(12.5%) (12.5%) (15.3%)

Europe
Europe Europe
(20.7%)
(23.5%) (27.4%)
Population Number Population Number Population Number
Asia 1 026 171 Asia 346 009 Asia 3 218 496
Europe 531 086 Europe 141 765 Europe 2 138 117
*Northern America 281 591 Africa 85 787 *Northern America 1 189 111
**Latin America and the Caribbean 210 100 **Latin America and the Caribbean 57 984 **Latin America and the Caribbean 710 039
Africa 186 598 *Northern America 48 407 Africa 429 220
Oceania 25 873 Oceania 5 044 Oceania 105 734
Total 2 261 419 Total 684 996 Total 7 790 717

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 Age standardized (World) incidence rates, breast, all ages

≥ 72.6
57.5–72.6
46.6–57.5
37.7–46.6 Not applicable
27.7–37.7 No data
< 27.7

Age standardized (World) mortality rates, breast, all ages

≥ 20.2
17.3–20.2
15.0–17.3
13.2–15.0 Not applicable
10.8–13.2 No data
< 10.8

Data source: GLOBOCAN 2020

Graph production: IARC (https://gco.iarc.fr/today)
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Age standardized (World) incidence rates, breast, by sex Age standardized (World) incidence and mortality rates, breast

Females Incidence Mortality

Australia and New Zealand 95.5 Australia and New Zealand 95.5 12.1
Western Europe 90.7 Western Europe 90.7 15.6
Northern America 89.4 Northern America 89.4 12.5
Northern Europe 86.4 Northern Europe 86.4 13.7
Southern Europe 79.6 Southern Europe 79.6 13.3
Polynesia 71.2 Polynesia 71.2 22.3
Central and Eastern Europe 57.1 Central and Eastern Europe 57.1 15.3
South America 56.4 South America 56.4 14.0
Caribbean 50.9 Caribbean 50.9 18.9
Melanesia 50.5 Melanesia 50.5 27.5
Southern Africa 50.4 Southern Africa 50.4 15.7
Northern Africa 49.6 Northern Africa 49.6 18.8
World 47.8 World 47.8 13.6
Western Asia 46.6 Western Asia 46.6 16.0
Eastern Asia 43.3 Eastern Asia 43.3 9.8
Micronesia 41.7 Micronesia 41.7 16.2
Western Africa 41.5 Western Africa 41.5 22.3
South-Eastern Asia 41.2 South-Eastern Asia 41.2 15.0
Central America 39.5 Central America 39.5 10.4
Eastern Africa 33.0 Eastern Africa 33.0 17.9
Middle Africa 32.7 Middle Africa 32.7 18.0
South-Central Asia 26.2 South-Central Asia 26.2 13.1

150 100 50 0 50 100 150 150 100 50 0 50 100 150

ASR (World) per 100 000 ASR (World) per 100 000

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