Across European countries, the cancer site with the highest estimated cancer incidence in 2022 for both genders, when not taking into account gender specific sites, was the colorectum. For the female group, breast was the site with the highest incidence rate, presenting 142.8 cases per 100,000 population. While for the male group, prostate was the most common site, with an incidence rate of 158.7 per 100,000 population. This statistic depicts the estimated incidence rate in the EU in 2022, by cancer site and gender.
Estimated cancer incidence in the EU in 2022, by cancer site and gender*
(per 100,000 population)
Release data represents the date figures were accessed.
*The incidence rate depicted is the age-standardized rate (ASR - European 2013): a weighted mean of the age-specific rates where the weights are taken from the population distribution of a standard population. The ASR is expressed per 100,000.
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European Commission. (June 11, 2024). Estimated cancer incidence in the EU in 2022, by cancer site and gender* (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1441480/cancer-incidence-in-eu-by-cancer-site-and-gender/
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European Commission. (2024). Estimated cancer incidence in the EU in 2022, by cancer site and gender* (per 100,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1441480/cancer-incidence-in-eu-by-cancer-site-and-gender/
European Commission. "Estimated Cancer Incidence in The Eu in 2022, by Cancer Site and Gender* (per 100,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1441480/cancer-incidence-in-eu-by-cancer-site-and-gender/
European Commission, Estimated cancer incidence in the EU in 2022, by cancer site and gender* (per 100,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1441480/cancer-incidence-in-eu-by-cancer-site-and-gender/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Estimated cancer incidence in the EU in 2022, by cancer site and gender* (per 100,000 population) [Graph], European Commission, June 11, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1441480/cancer-incidence-in-eu-by-cancer-site-and-gender/
