Cancer statistics

Summary of cancer statistics from relevant international and Swedish databases, sources listed below.


Cancer type
WORLD SWEDEN
CRUDE * INCIDENCE ** MORTALITY ** CRUDE * INCIDENCE ** MORTALITY ** SURVIVAL ***
  per 100.000 per 100.000   per 100.000 per 100.000 % in 5 years
All cancers**** 14 068 000 182 102.4 53 500 281.4 90.3 68
Lung 1 824 500 23.1 19.7 3 900 17.8 15.3 18
Breast 1 671 000 43.1 12.9 7 500 43.2 6.0 89
Colorectal 1 360 500 17.2 8.3 12 300 18.1 7.2 65
Prostate 1 095 000 30.6 7.8 11 000 55.3 8.2 91
Gastric 951 500 12.1 8.9 800 3.8 2.6 26
Liver 782 500 10.1 9.5 700 3.6 2.9 17
Cervical 527 500 14 6.8 550 4.4 0.7 69
Lymphoma 451 500 3.0 1.4 1 950 5.6 1.3 78
Urothelial 430 000 5.3 1.9 2 800 12.0 3.0 74
Pancreatic 338 000 4.2 4.0 1 300 6.1 7.2 10
Renal 338 000 4.4 1.8 1 150 6.3 2.0 72
Endometrial 319 500 8.2 1.8 1 400 6.7 0.6 85
Head and neck ***** 300 500 4.0 1.9 1 950 2.1 0.4 69
Thyroid 298 000 4.0 0.5 550 4.4 0.2 86
Glioma 256 000 3.4 2.5 1 700 12.5 4.1 68
Ovarian 238 500 6.1 3.7 700 4.0 2.5 48
Malignant melanoma 232 000 3.0 0.7 3 450 20.7 2.3 92
Testis 55 500 1.5 0.3 350 3.5 0.1 96
Skin Non-melanoma       4 850 17.1 0.2 94
* = Rounded to the nearest 50 (Swe) or 500 (world).
** = Age standardized rates per 100 000, Sweden: 2014, World: 2012
*** = Age standardized relative survival (2010-2014)
**** = Excl. non-melanoma skin cancers
***** = Excl. Larynx
Sources: http://globocan.iarc.fr
https://www.socialstyrelsen.se/en/statistics-and-data/registers/register-information/swedish-cancer-register
http://www-dep.iarc.fr/nordcan/english