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.

RankCountryNumberASR/100,000
World389,8464.0
1India143,7599.9
2China37,2081.5
3United States of America27,5704.6
4Bangladesh16,08310.3
5Pakistan15,9159.2
6Japan11,0883.1
7Brazil11,0293.8
8Russian Federation9,7293.9
9France (metropolitan)7,1955.6
10Indonesia6,5152.2
Rank (men)CountryNumberASR/100,000
World268,9995.8
1India107 81214.7
2China24 1692.0
3United States of America18 9016.6
4Bangladesh10 78513.6
5Pakistan10 74512.1
6Brazil8 2696.3
7Russian Federation6 5966.5
8Japan6 5454.3
9France (metropolitan)4 7378.3
10Indonesia4 0102.9
Rank (women)CountryNumberASR/100,000
World120,8472.3
1India35,9475.0
2China13,0391.0
3United States of America8,6692.7
4Bangladesh5,2986.9
5Pakistan5,1706.2
6Japan4,5431.9
7Russian Federation3,1332.0
8Brazil2,7601.6
9Indonesia2,5051.6
10France (metropolitan)2,4583.1

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.

RankCountryNumberASR/100,000
World188,4381.9
1India79,9795.6
2China20,8310.78
3Pakistan10,1815.9
4Bangladesh9,4476.1
5Russian Federation5,3982.2
6Brazil4,7001.6
7United States of America4,1550.60
8Japan3,8460.69
9Indonesia3,5461.2
10Thailand2,4181.8
Rank (men)CountryNumberASR/100,000
World130,8082.8
1India59,6568.2
2China14,0441.1
3Pakistan6,8167.7
4Bangladesh6,3298.1
5Russian Federation3,9713.9
6Brazil3,5312.7
7United States of America2,6500.86
8Indonesia2,3151.7
9Japan1,8880.91
10Germany1,5281.6
Rank (women)CountryNumberASR/100,000
World57,6301.1
1India20,3232.9
2China6,7870.45
3Pakistan3,3654.1
4Bangladesh3,1184.1
5Japan1,9580.47
6United States of America1,5050.37
7Russian Federation1,4270.90
8Indonesia1,2310.79
9Thailand1,1761.5
10Brazil1,1690.64