Mouth and oral cancer statistics
Mouth and oral cancer are the 16th most common cancer worldwide. They are the 12th most common cancer in men and the 18th most common cancer in women.
Latest mouth and oral cancer data
There were 389,846 new cases of mouth and oral cancer in 2022. The 10 countries with the highest rates of mouth and oral cancer and the highest number of deaths from mouth and oral 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.
Mouth and oral cancer rates
The following 3 tables show total global mouth and oral cancer incidence and rates in 2022, followed by the figures for men and women. Papua New Guinea had the highest overall rate of mouth and oral cancer in 2022, followed by Bangladesh.
| Rank | Country | Number | ASR/100,000 |
| World | 389,846 | 4.0 |
| 1 | India | 143,759 | 9.9 |
| 2 | China | 37,208 | 1.5 |
| 3 | United States of America | 27,570 | 4.6 |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 16,083 | 10.3 |
| 5 | Pakistan | 15,915 | 9.2 |
| 6 | Japan | 11,088 | 3.1 |
| 7 | Brazil | 11,029 | 3.8 |
| 8 | Russian Federation | 9,729 | 3.9 |
| 9 | France (metropolitan) | 7,195 | 5.6 |
| 10 | Indonesia | 6,515 | 2.2 |
| Rank (men) | Country | Number | ASR/100,000 |
| World | 268,999 | 5.8 |
| 1 | India | 107 812 | 14.7 |
| 2 | China | 24 169 | 2.0 |
| 3 | United States of America | 18 901 | 6.6 |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 10 785 | 13.6 |
| 5 | Pakistan | 10 745 | 12.1 |
| 6 | Brazil | 8 269 | 6.3 |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 6 596 | 6.5 |
| 8 | Japan | 6 545 | 4.3 |
| 9 | France (metropolitan) | 4 737 | 8.3 |
| 10 | Indonesia | 4 010 | 2.9 |
| Rank (women) | Country | Number | ASR/100,000 |
| World | 120,847 | 2.3 |
| 1 | India | 35,947 | 5.0 |
| 2 | China | 13,039 | 1.0 |
| 3 | United States of America | 8,669 | 2.7 |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 5,298 | 6.9 |
| 5 | Pakistan | 5,170 | 6.2 |
| 6 | Japan | 4,543 | 1.9 |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 3,133 | 2.0 |
| 8 | Brazil | 2,760 | 1.6 |
| 9 | Indonesia | 2,505 | 1.6 |
| 10 | France (metropolitan) | 2,458 | 3.1 |
Mouth and oral cancer deaths
The following 3 tables show total global mouth and oral cancer mortality in 2022, followed by the figures for men and women. Bangladesh had the highest overall mortality rate from mouth and oral cancer in 2022, followed by Papua New Guinea.
| Rank | Country | Number | ASR/100,000 |
| World | 188,438 | 1.9 |
| 1 | India | 79,979 | 5.6 |
| 2 | China | 20,831 | 0.78 |
| 3 | Pakistan | 10,181 | 5.9 |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 9,447 | 6.1 |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 5,398 | 2.2 |
| 6 | Brazil | 4,700 | 1.6 |
| 7 | United States of America | 4,155 | 0.60 |
| 8 | Japan | 3,846 | 0.69 |
| 9 | Indonesia | 3,546 | 1.2 |
| 10 | Thailand | 2,418 | 1.8 |
| Rank (men) | Country | Number | ASR/100,000 |
| World | 130,808 | 2.8 |
| 1 | India | 59,656 | 8.2 |
| 2 | China | 14,044 | 1.1 |
| 3 | Pakistan | 6,816 | 7.7 |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 6,329 | 8.1 |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 3,971 | 3.9 |
| 6 | Brazil | 3,531 | 2.7 |
| 7 | United States of America | 2,650 | 0.86 |
| 8 | Indonesia | 2,315 | 1.7 |
| 9 | Japan | 1,888 | 0.91 |
| 10 | Germany | 1,528 | 1.6 |
| Rank (women) | Country | Number | ASR/100,000 |
| World | 57,630 | 1.1 |
| 1 | India | 20,323 | 2.9 |
| 2 | China | 6,787 | 0.45 |
| 3 | Pakistan | 3,365 | 4.1 |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 3,118 | 4.1 |
| 5 | Japan | 1,958 | 0.47 |
| 6 | United States of America | 1,505 | 0.37 |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 1,427 | 0.90 |
| 8 | Indonesia | 1,231 | 0.79 |
| 9 | Thailand | 1,176 | 1.5 |
| 10 | Brazil | 1,169 | 0.64 |
