Liver cancer is the 6th most common cancer worldwide. It is the 5th most common cancer in men and the 9th most common cancer in women.
Liver cancer is the 6th most common cancer worldwide. It is the 5th most common cancer in men and the 9th most common cancer in women.
There were more than 866,136 new cases of liver cancer in 2022. The 10 countries with the highest rates of liver cancer and the highest number of deaths from liver 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 3 tables show total global liver cancer incidence and rates in 2022, followed by the figures for men and women. Mongolia had the highest overall rate of liver cancer in 2022, followed by Egypt.
| Rank | Country | Number | ASR/100,000 |
| World | 866,136 | 8.6 | |
| 1 | China | 367,657 | 15.0 |
| 2 | United States of America | 43,492 | 6.8 |
| 3 | Japan | 41,388 | 9.2 |
| 4 | India | 38,703 | 2.7 |
| 5 | Egypt | 27,946 | 32.0 |
| 6 | Thailand | 27,936 | 22.7 |
| 7 | Viet Nam | 24,502 | 20.2 |
| 8 | Indonesia | 23,805 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Korea, Republic of | 14,791 | 13.7 |
| 10 | Brazil | 13,599 | 4.5 |
| Rank (men) | Country | Number | ASR/100,000 |
| World | 600,676 | 12.7 | |
| 1 | China | 267,898 | 22.7 |
| 2 | United States of America | 31,035 | 10.3 |
| 3 | Japan | 28,678 | 14.6 |
| 4 | India | 27,334 | 3.9 |
| 5 | Thailand | 19,139 | 34.4 |
| 6 | Viet Nam | 18,952 | 34.9 |
| 7 | Indonesia | 18,314 | 12.9 |
| 8 | Egypt | 17,759 | 43.0 |
| 9 | Korea, Republic of | 11,286 | 22.3 |
| 10 | Philippines | 8,796 | 19.1 |
| Rank (women) | Country | Number | ASR/100,000 |
| World | 265,460 | 4.8 | |
| 1 | China | 99,759 | 7.4 |
| 2 | Japan | 12,710 | 4.3 |
| 3 | United States of America | 12,457 | 3.5 |
| 4 | India | 11,369 | 1.6 |
| 5 | Egypt | 10,187 | 22.0 |
| 6 | Thailand | 8,797 | 12.6 |
| 7 | Brazil | 5,660 | 3.3 |
| 8 | Viet Nam | 5,550 | 8.2 |
| 9 | Indonesia | 5,491 | 3.6 |
| 10 | Russian Federation | 4,828 | 2.6 |
The following 3 tables show total global liver cancer mortality in 2022, followed by the figures for men and women. Mongolia had the highest overall mortality rate from liver cancer in 2022, followed by Egypt.
| Rank | Country | Number | ASR/100,000 |
| World | 758 725 | 7.4 | |
| 1 | China | 316 544 | 12.6 |
| 2 | India | 36 953 | 2.6 |
| 3 | United States of America | 30 931 | 4.4 |
| 4 | Thailand | 27 143 | 22.0 |
| 5 | Egypt | 26 971 | 30.8 |
| 6 | Japan | 26 420 | 4.3 |
| 7 | Indonesia | 23 383 | 7.9 |
| 8 | Viet Nam | 23 333 | 19.3 |
| 9 | Brazil | 13 041 | 4.3 |
| 10 | Korea, Republic of | 12 595 | 10.7 |
| Rank (men) | Country | Number | ASR/100,000 |
| World | 521 826 | 10.9 | |
| 1 | China | 229 777 | 19.1 |
| 2 | India | 26 137 | 3.7 |
| 3 | United States of America | 20 862 | 6.4 |
| 4 | Thailand | 18 562 | 33.4 |
| 5 | Viet Nam | 18 112 | 33.3 |
| 6 | Indonesia | 18 022 | 12.7 |
| 7 | Japan | 17 225 | 7.0 |
| 8 | Egypt | 17 179 | 41.5 |
| 9 | Korea, Republic of | 9 704 | 18.6 |
| 10 | Philippines | 8 194 | 17.9 |
| Rank (women) | Country | Number | ASR/100,000 |
| World | 236 899 | 4.1 | |
| 1 | China | 86 767 | 6.2 |
| 2 | India | 10 816 | 1.5 |
| 3 | United States of America | 10 069 | 2.6 |
| 4 | Egypt | 9 792 | 21.1 |
| 5 | Japan | 9 195 | 2.1 |
| 6 | Thailand | 8 581 | 12.1 |
| 7 | Brazil | 5 430 | 3.1 |
| 8 | Indonesia | 5 361 | 3.5 |
| 9 | Viet Nam | 5 221 | 7.7 |
| 10 | Russian Federation | 4 656 | 2.5 |
