Breast cancer is the 2nd most common cancer worldwide.
It is the number one cancer in women. There were 2,296,840 new cases of breast cancer in 2022 among women. Breast cancer was not reported for men. The 10 countries with the highest rates of breast cancer and the highest number of deaths from breast cancer in 2022 are shown in the tables below.
ASR = age-standardised rates. These are a summary measure of the rate of disease that a population would have if it had a standard age structure. Standardisation is necessary when comparing populations that differ with respect to age because age has a powerful influence on the risk of dying from cancer.
The following table shows total global breast cancer incidence and rates in 2022 for women. France had the highest overall rate of breast cancer in 2022, followed by Cyprus.
| Rank (women) | Country | Number | ASR/100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| World | 2,296,840 | 46.8 | |
| 1 | China | 357,161 | 33.0 |
| 2 | United States of America | 274,375 | 95.9 |
| 3 | India | 192,020 | 26.6 |
| 4 | Brazil | 94,728 | 63.1 |
| 5 | Japan | 91,916 | 74.4 |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 78,839 | 57.7 |
| 7 | Germany | 74,016 | 77.0 |
| 8 | Indonesia | 66,271 | 41.8 |
| 9 | France (metropolitan) | 65,659 | 105.4 |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 58,756 | 94.0 |
The following table shows total global breast cancer mortality in 2022 for women. Fiji had the highest overall mortality rate from breast cancer in 2022, followed by Jamaica.
| Rank (women) | Country | Number | ASR/100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| World | 666,103 | 12.7 | |
| 1 | India | 98,337 | 13.7 |
| 2 | China | 74,986 | 6.1 |
| 3 | United States of America | 42,900 | 12.2 |
| 4 | Indonesia | 22,598 | 14.4 |
| 5 | Brazil | 22,189 | 13.9 |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 22,115 | 13.6 |
| 7 | Germany | 20,601 | 15.8 |
| 8 | Japan | 17,638 | 9.7 |
| 9 | Nigeria | 16,332 | 26.8 |
| 10 | Pakistan | 15,552 | 18.6 |
