In 2019, it was estimated that around 47.1 percent of all cancer deaths among men and 40.5 percent among women aged 30 years or above in the United States could be attributed to potentially modifiable risk factors. At that time, cigarette smoking attributed to around 32.2 percent of cancer deaths among men and 24.4 percent of deaths among women. This statistic shows the proportion of cancer deaths in the United States attributable to select risk factors in 2019, by gender.
Proportion of cancer deaths in the United States attributable to select risk factors in 2019, by gender
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American Cancer Society, & Wiley (CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians). (May 14, 2024). Proportion of cancer deaths in the United States attributable to select risk factors in 2019, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1494001/share-cancer-deaths-attributable-select-risk-factors-us-by-gender/
American Cancer Society, und Wiley (CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians). "Proportion of cancer deaths in the United States attributable to select risk factors in 2019, by gender." Chart. May 14, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1494001/share-cancer-deaths-attributable-select-risk-factors-us-by-gender/
American Cancer Society, Wiley (CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians). (2024). Proportion of cancer deaths in the United States attributable to select risk factors in 2019, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1494001/share-cancer-deaths-attributable-select-risk-factors-us-by-gender/
American Cancer Society, and Wiley (CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians). "Proportion of Cancer Deaths in The United States Attributable to Select Risk Factors in 2019, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1494001/share-cancer-deaths-attributable-select-risk-factors-us-by-gender/
American Cancer Society & Wiley (CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians), Proportion of cancer deaths in the United States attributable to select risk factors in 2019, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1494001/share-cancer-deaths-attributable-select-risk-factors-us-by-gender/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Proportion of cancer deaths in the United States attributable to select risk factors in 2019, by gender [Graph], American Cancer Society, & Wiley (CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians), May 14, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1494001/share-cancer-deaths-attributable-select-risk-factors-us-by-gender/
