Section
Risk Factors
The Burden
Taking Action
Map 4.1
Prevalence (%) of cigarette smoking by sex, 2022 selected
Proportion (%) of cancer cases attributable to infectious agents, 2020
Prevalence (%) of excess body fatness (body mass index>25 kg/m
2
) among adults (18+ years), 2022
Alcohol consumption (liters) per capita, 2019
Incidence of melanoma of the skin, age-standardized rate (world) per 100,000, 2022
Outdoor air pollution based on annual population-weighted PM2.5 concentration (µg/m
3
), 2021
Proportion (%) of lung cancer deaths attributable to outdoor air pollution, 2021
Lung cancer incidence by sex, age-standardized rate (world) per 100,000, 2022
Female breast cancer incidence and mortality, age-standardized rates (world) per 100,000, 2022
Colorectal cancer incidence by sex, age-standardized rate (world) per 100,000, 2022
Cervical cancer as the leading cause of cancer death, 2022
Liver cancer incidence by sex, age-standardized rate (world) per 100,000, 2022
Four-tier Human Development Index, 2021
Most common cancer types by incidence and mortality in males, 2022
Most common cancer types by incidence and mortality in females, 2022
Most commonly diagnosed cancer types by sex in sub-Saharan Africa, 2022
All cancers combined (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer) incidence and mortality, age-standardized rates (world) per 100,000, in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2022
Most common cancer deaths by cancer type and sex in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2022
Lung cancer incidence, age-standardized rate (world) per 100,000, by state, province, and territory in North America, 2016–2020
Most common cancer types in terms of cases and deaths in Southern, Eastern, and Southeast Asia, 2022
All cancers combined (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer) incidence and mortality in Europe, age-standardized rates (world) per 100,000, 2022
Most common cancer types in terms of cases and deaths in Northern Africa, Central and West Asia, 2022
Most common cancer deaths by cancer type and sex in Oceania, 2022
Availability of high-quality data for survival statistics, 2008-2014
Estimated number of prevalent cases (5-year), as a proportion (world) per 100,000, 2022
States that applied for special legal permission from the federal government to provide nutrition interventions for Medicaid enrollees in the United States, January 1, 2024
Degree of implementation of key tobacco control policies through MPOWER, 2022
Countries that have introduced hepatitis B birth dose (HepB-BD) vaccine by 2023
Global status of HPV testing as part of cervical cancer screening, 2023
Number of radiotherapy machines per million people, 2023
Global coverage of population-based cancer registries (PBCR), 2023
Economic costs of cancer as a percentage (%) of total national gross domestic product (GDP), 2020-2050
Age-standardized lost earning rates per 100,000 due to premature cancer mortality in the United States in 2015, United States dollar
Number of research and training programs supported by the Center for Global Health at the US National Cancer Institute, fostering international collaborations globally, 2024
Global distribution of national cancer control and non-communicable disease plans
World Health Organization (WHO) Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Service Coverage Index (0–100 scale), 2021
