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Worldwide, breast cancer is the most common invasive cancer in women. [note 1] Breast cancer comprises 22.9% of invasive cancers in women [2] and 16% of all female cancers. [3] In 2008, breast cancer caused 458,503 deaths worldwide, which is 13.7% of cancer deaths in women and 6.0% of all cancer deaths for men and women together. [2]
This is a list of countries by cancer frequency, as measured by the number of new cancer cases per 100,000 population among countries, based on the 2018 GLOBOCAN statistics and including all cancer types (some earlier statistics excluded non-melanoma skin cancer).
The incidence of breast cancer is rising by around 3% per year, as populations in many countries are getting older. [157] Rates of breast cancer vary across the world, but generally correlate with wealth. [157] Around 1 in 12 women are diagnosed with breast cancer in wealthier countries, compared to 1 in 27 in lower income countries. [156]
Of the 54,330 alcohol-related cancer cases that affected females that year, more than 80% (44,180) were breast cancer, which accounted for 16% of all breast cancer cases (270,000).
The advisory also says nearly 97,000 cancer cases were connected to alcohol consumption in 2019. The following year, more than 740,000 worldwide cancer cases were connected to consuming alcohol.
Global cancer diagnoses will reach 35 million in 2050, according to new estimates from the World Health Organization – an increase of 77% from the 20 million cases diagnosed in 2022.
Breast cancer: 7.6: 1.03%: −2.6 Cervical cancer: 3.2: ... air pollution causes the deaths of around ca. 7 million people worldwide each year, ... In some cases ...
Breast cancer accounted for the highest number of cases when it comes to cancer among those under 50. Early-onset cancer cases up nearly 80% in past 30 years, report finds Skip to main content