Growing evidence suggests that physical activity lowers the risk of several types of cancer. Between 2017 and 2021, people aged 80 to 84 years in the U.S. had the highest incidence of physical inactivity-associated cancers, with a rate of 457.5 cases per 100,000 people. This graph shows the rate of new physical inactivity-related cancers per 100,000 people from 2017 to 2021 in the United States, by age group.
Rate of new physical inactivity-associated cancers in the United States from 2017 to 2021, by age group
(per 100,000 people)
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CDC. (June 13, 2024). Rate of new physical inactivity-associated cancers in the United States from 2017 to 2021, by age group (per 100,000 people) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311146/rate-physical-inactivity-associated-cancers-by-age-group/
CDC. "Rate of new physical inactivity-associated cancers in the United States from 2017 to 2021, by age group (per 100,000 people)." Chart. June 13, 2024. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311146/rate-physical-inactivity-associated-cancers-by-age-group/
CDC. (2024). Rate of new physical inactivity-associated cancers in the United States from 2017 to 2021, by age group (per 100,000 people). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311146/rate-physical-inactivity-associated-cancers-by-age-group/
CDC. "Rate of New Physical Inactivity-associated Cancers in The United States from 2017 to 2021, by Age Group (per 100,000 People)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311146/rate-physical-inactivity-associated-cancers-by-age-group/
CDC, Rate of new physical inactivity-associated cancers in the United States from 2017 to 2021, by age group (per 100,000 people) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311146/rate-physical-inactivity-associated-cancers-by-age-group/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
Rate of new physical inactivity-associated cancers in the United States from 2017 to 2021, by age group (per 100,000 people) [Graph], CDC, June 13, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311146/rate-physical-inactivity-associated-cancers-by-age-group/
