Breast

Source: Globocan 2018

Number of new cases in 2018, both sexes, all ages Number of deaths in 2018, both sexes, all ages

Lung
2 093 876 (11.6%) Lung
1 761 007 (18.4%)

Breast Other cancers

2 088 849 (11.6%) 3 422 417 (35.8%)
Other cancers
7 753 946 (42.9%) Colorectum Colorectum
1 849 518 (10.2%) 880 792 (9.2%)

Prostate Prostate Stomach

1 276 106 (7.1%) 358 989 (3.8%) 782 685 (8.2%)

Cervix uteri Stomach Pancreas Liver

569 847 (3.2%) 1 033 701 (5.7%) 432 242 (4.5%) 781 631 (8.2%)

Oesophagus Liver Oesophagus Breast

572 034 (3.2%) 841 080 (4.7%) 508 585 (5.3%) 626 679 (6.6%)

Total: 18 078 957 cases Total: 9 555 027 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  40 310 1.69 - - 40 310 3.15 20 165 0.87 - - 20 165 1.62
Middle Africa  14 486 1.50 - - 14 486 2.89 7 864 0.85 - - 7 864 1.64
Northern Africa  53 917 2.61 - - 53 917 5.06 20 058 1.01 - - 20 058 1.96
Southern Africa  14 820 2.79 - - 14 820 4.93 5 002 0.91 - - 5 002 1.60
Western Africa  45 157 2.03 - - 45 157 3.92 20 983 0.99 - - 20 983 1.92
Caribbean  14 097 2.90 - - 14 097 5.50 5 496 1.02 - - 5 496 1.95
Central America  35 349 2.20 - - 35 349 4.17 9 341 0.60 - - 9 341 1.14
South America  150 288 3.32 - - 150 288 6.19 37 721 0.77 - - 37 721 1.45
North America  262 347 4.91 - - 262 347 9.32 46 963 0.72 - - 46 963 1.38
Eastern Asia  476 509 2.09 - - 476 509 4.15 119 678 0.47 - - 119 678 0.93
South-Eastern Asia  137 514 2.20 - - 137 514 4.17 50 935 0.85 - - 50 935 1.61
South-Central Asia  241 077 1.42 - - 241 077 2.81 123 060 0.77 - - 123 060 1.53
Western Asia  55 914 2.40 - - 55 914 4.81 16 904 0.73 - - 16 904 1.45
Central and Eastern Europe  149 024 3.46 - - 149 024 6.10 49 951 1.03 - - 49 951 1.80
Western Europe  169 640 5.16 - - 169 640 9.90 41 629 0.85 - - 41 629 1.65
Southern Europe  119 577 4.48 - - 119 577 8.51 28 064 0.74 - - 28 064 1.41
Northern Europe  84 272 5.05 - - 84 272 9.63 18 063 0.75 - - 18 063 1.46
Australia and New Zealand  22 062 5.31 - - 22 062 10.16 3 631 0.70 - - 3 631 1.37
Melanesia  2 116 2.77 - - 2 116 5.30 1 046 1.43 - - 1 046 2.73
Polynesia  252 3.84 - - 252 7.46 78 1.25 - - 78 2.46
Micronesia  121 2.27 - - 121 4.44 47 0.87 - - 47 1.71
Low HDI  105 620 1.78 - - 105 620 3.40 52 846 0.93 - - 52 846 1.78
Medium HDI  402 800 1.71 - - 402 800 3.34 183 827 0.83 - - 183 827 1.61
High HDI  666 731 2.20 - - 666 731 4.29 184 014 0.57 - - 184 014 1.12
Very high HDI  912 469 4.29 - - 912 469 8.16 205 616 0.75 - - 205 616 1.44
World  2 088 849 2.60 - - 2 088 849 5.03 626 679 0.72 - - 626 679 1.41

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

Oceania Oceania Oceania

(1.2%) (0.77%) (1.4%)

Africa North Africa

(8.1%) America (5.4%) Asia
(7.5%) (38.2%)
LAC* Asia LAC* LAC*
(9.6%) (43.6%) (8.4%) (9.1%)
Asia
(49.6%)
North Africa North
America (11.8%) America
(12.6%) (16%)

Europe
Europe (22%) Europe
(25%) (29.9%)
Population Number Population Number Population Number
Asia 911 014 Asia 310 577 Asia 2 623 745
Europe 522 513 Europe 137 707 Europe 2 054 887
North America 262 347 Africa 74 072 North America 1 102 533
*Latin America and the Carribean 199 734 *Latin America and the Carribean 52 558 *Latin America and the Carribean 624 902
Africa 168 690 North America 46 963 Africa 370 015
Oceania 24 551 Oceania 4 802 Oceania 99 017
Total 2 088 849 Total 626 679 Total 6 875 099

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

ASR (World) per 100 000

≥ 72.9
56.7–72.9
43.6–56.7
34.0–43.6
24.8–34.0 Not applicable
< 24.8 No data

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

ASR (World) per 100 000

≥ 20.0
16.7–20.0
14.5–16.7
12.3–14.5
10.2–12.3 Not applicable
< 10.2 No data

Data source: GLOBOCAN 2018

Graph production: IARC (http://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 94.2 Australia and New Zealand 48.2 6.5
Western Europe 92.6 Western Europe 47.3 8.2
Northern Europe 90.1 Northern Europe 46.3 7.4
North America 84.8 North America 43.7 6.6
Southern Europe 80.3 Southern Europe 41.4 7.1
Polynesia 70.5 Polynesia 35.8 11.1
South America 56.8 Central and Eastern Europe 30.3 8.9
Central and Eastern Europe 54.5 South America 30.1 7.2
Caribbean 50.2 Caribbean 26.1 9.5
Melanesia 49.7 Southern Africa 26.0 9.1
Northern Africa 48.9 Melanesia 25.6 13.5
World 46.3 Northern Africa 25.0 9.6
Southern Africa 46.2 World 23.7 6.8
Western Asia 45.3 Western Asia 22.1 6.9
Micronesia 42.5 Micronesia 22.1 8.7
Eastern Asia 39.2 Central America 20.0 5.3
Central America 38.3 South-Eastern Asia 19.8 7.5
South-Eastern Asia 38.1 Eastern Asia 19.5 4.4
Western Africa 37.3 Western Africa 19.1 9.1
Eastern Africa 29.9 Eastern Africa 15.8 8.2
Middle Africa 27.9 Middle Africa 14.4 8.2
South-Central Asia 25.9 South-Central Asia 12.9 6.8

150 100 50 0 50 100 150 60 40 20 0 20 40 60

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

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