From 2017 to 2019, the lifetime probability of developing lung and bronchus cancer for males in the United States was 6.3 percent. The lifetime probability of developing lung and bronchus cancer among females was slightly lower at 5.9 percent. This statistic presents the probability of developing lung and bronchus cancer in the United States from 2017 to 2019, by age and gender.
Probability of developing lung and bronchus cancer in the United States from 2017 to 2019, by age and gender*
Characteristic
Male
Female
0 to 49 years
0.1%
0.1%
50 to 64 years
1.2%
1.1%
65 to 84 years
5.1%
4.3%
85 years and older
2.7%
1.9%
Birth to death
6.3%
5.9%
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0%1%2%3%4%5%6%7%
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American Cancer Society. (January 17, 2024). Probability of developing lung and bronchus cancer in the United States from 2017 to 2019, by age and gender* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286377/lung-and-bronchus-cancer-probability-of-delevoping-us-age-gender/
American Cancer Society. "Probability of developing lung and bronchus cancer in the United States from 2017 to 2019, by age and gender*." Chart. January 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed February 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286377/lung-and-bronchus-cancer-probability-of-delevoping-us-age-gender/
American Cancer Society. (2024). Probability of developing lung and bronchus cancer in the United States from 2017 to 2019, by age and gender*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286377/lung-and-bronchus-cancer-probability-of-delevoping-us-age-gender/
American Cancer Society. "Probability of Developing Lung and Bronchus Cancer in The United States from 2017 to 2019, by Age and Gender*." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286377/lung-and-bronchus-cancer-probability-of-delevoping-us-age-gender/
American Cancer Society, Probability of developing lung and bronchus cancer in the United States from 2017 to 2019, by age and gender* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286377/lung-and-bronchus-cancer-probability-of-delevoping-us-age-gender/ (last visited February 17, 2025)
Probability of developing lung and bronchus cancer in the United States from 2017 to 2019, by age and gender* [Graph], American Cancer Society, January 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286377/lung-and-bronchus-cancer-probability-of-delevoping-us-age-gender/
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