Cancer
Data are for the U.S.
Morbidity
- Percent of adults who have ever been diagnosed with cancer: 9.6% (2022)
Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2022
Ambulatory care visits
- Number of visits to physician offices with neoplasms as the primary diagnosis: 26.3 million
Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2018 National Summary Tables, table 13 [PDF – 704 KB]
- Percent of visits to physician offices with cancer indicated on the medical record: 10.4%
Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2019 National Summary Tables, table 16 [PDF – 865 KB]
Long-term care services
- Percent of adult day services center participants diagnosed with cancer: 5.3%
- Percent of residential care community residents diagnosed with cancer: 8.5%
Mortality
- Number of deaths: 608,371
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 182.5
- Cause of death rank: 2
Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2022) via CDC WONDER
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- Declines in Cancer Death Rates Among Youth: United States, 2001–2021
- Trends in Cancer and Heart Disease Death Rates Among Adults Ages 45–64: United States, 1999-2017 [PDF – 248 KB]