What to know
Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women in the United States. (Some kinds of skin cancer are the most common.) Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among women in the United States. (Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death.) For non-Hispanic Black women and Hispanic women, breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death.
US Cancer Statistics Data Visualizations Tool
Breast Cancer Stat Bite
The Breast Cancer Stat Bite provides an overview of incidence, deaths, stage distribution, and 5-year relative survival.
The Data Visualizations tool makes it easy for anyone to explore and use the latest official federal government cancer data from United States Cancer Statistics. It includes the latest cancer data covering the US population.
- Cancer Statistics At a Glance: See rates or numbers of new breast cancers or breast cancer deaths for the entire United States and individual states. Also, see the top 10 cancers.
- Cancers by Age, Sex, Race, and Ethnicity: See rates or numbers of new breast cancers or breast cancer deaths by race and ethnicity and age group.
- Trends: See how the rates of new breast cancers or breast cancer deaths changed over time for the entire United States and individual states.