Share of cancer cases attributable to alcohol by gender worldwide 2020

In 2020, nearly 23 percent of liver cancer cases among males worldwide were attributable to alcohol consumption, while only around five percent of liver cancer cases among females could be attributed to alcohol. This statistic illustrates the share of select cancer cases that could be attributed to alcohol worldwide in 2020, by gender.

Share of select cancer cases that could be attributed to alcohol worldwide in 2020, by gender

Characteristic	Total	Males	Females
Lip and oral cavity cancer	20.2%	25.9%	7.3%
Pharyngeal cancer	22%	25.3%	7.4%
Oesophageal cancer	31.6%	39.2%	14.3%
Colon cancer	8.1%	13%	2.7%
Rectal cancer	9%	13%	2.7%
Liver cancer	17.3%	22.7%	5%
Laryngeal cancer	15%	16.6%	4.7%
Breast cancer	4.4%	-	4.4%
All sites excluding non-melanoma skin cancer	4.1%	6.1%	2%

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Release date

July 2021

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2020

Special properties

age-standardized

Supplementary notes

Cancer types were defined according to International Classification of Diseases (tenth revision; ICD-10) and International Classification of Diseases for Oncology (third edition; ICD-O-3). Alcohol-attributable cases of oesophageal cancer calculated as estimates of squamous cell carcinoma (ICD-10 code C15; ICD-O-3 codes 8050–8078, 8083–8084); the population attributable fraction is of all oesophageal cancer cases (ICD-10 code C15). Alcohol-attributable cases of liver cancer calculated as estimates of hepatocellular carcinoma (ICD-10 code C22; ICD-O-3 code, 8170–8175); the population attributable fraction is of all liver cancer cases (ICD-10 code C22).

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