Colorectal cancer statistics

Colorectal (also known as bowel) cancer is the 3rd most common cancer worldwide.

Latest colorectal cancer data

There were 1,926,425 new cases of colorectal cancer in 2022. The 10 countries with the highest rates of colorectal cancer and the highest number of deaths from colorectal 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.

Colorectal cancer rates

The following 3 tables show total global colorectal cancer incidence and rates in 2022, followed by the figures for men and women. Denmark had the highest overall rate of colorectal cancer in 2022, followed by Norway.

RankCountryNumberASR/100,000
 World1,926,42518.4
1China517,10620.1
2United States of America160,18627.0
3Japan145,75636.6
4Russian Federation83,69329.4
5India70,0384.9
6Germany62,54425.7
7Brazil60,11819.8
8Italy54,78430.6
9France (metropolitan)51,63632.1
10United Kingdom49,42930.9
Rank (men)CountryNumberASR/100,000
 World1,069,44622.0
1China307,68824.7
2United States of America84,17230.1
3Japan80,43545.5
4India43,3606.1
5Russian Federation39,23936.5
6Germany33,19731.2
7Brazil30,16422.4
8Italy29,22536.0
9France (metropolitan)26,95237.6
10United Kingdom26,59335.1
Rank (women)CountryNumberASR/100,000
 World856,97915.2
1China209,41815.7
2United States of America76,01424.2
3Japan65,32128.5
4Russian Federation44,45425.1
5Brazil29,95417.8
6Germany29,34720.5
7India26,6783.7
8Italy25,55926.0
9France (metropolitan)24,68427.4
10United Kingdom22,83627.1

Colorectal cancer deaths

The following 3 tables show total global colorectal cancer mortality in 2022, followed by the figures for men and women. Hungary had the highest overall mortality rate from colorectal cancer in 2022, followed by Croatia

Rank CountryNumberASR/100,000
 World904,0198.1
1China240,0108.6
2Japan60,47311.3
3United States of America54,6147.9
4Russian Federation41,44713.3
5India40,9932.9
6Brazil28,8849.2
7Germany26,5449.5
8Italy24,18810.6
9United Kingdom22,86811.8
10France (metropolitan)21,21810.3
Rank (men)CountryNumberASR/100,000
 World499,7559.9
1China142,59910.9
2Japan31,06514.2
3United States of America29,6519.5
4India25,4473.6
5Russian Federation19,56317.8
6Brazil14,48510.6
7Germany14,46512.1
8Italy12,98213.1
9United Kingdom12,18713.9
10Indonesia11,7418.8
Rank (women)CountryNumberASR/100,000
 World404,2446.5
1China97,4116.5
2Japan29,4088.8
3United States of America24,9636.4
4Russian Federation21,88410.7
5India15,5462.2
6Brazil14,3998.1
7Germany12,0797.3
8Italy11,2068.6
9United Kingdom10,68110.0
10France (metropolitan)9,8898.1