Nasopharyngeal cancer statistics
Nasopharyngeal cancer is the 23rd most common cancer worldwide. It is the 19th most common cancer in men and the 22nd most common cancer in women.
Latest nasopharyngeal cancer data
There were more than 120,434 new cases of nasopharyngeal cancer in 2022. The 10 countries with the highest rates of nasopharyngeal cancer and the highest number of deaths from nasopharyngeal 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.
Nasopharyngeal cancer rates
The following 3 tables show total global nasopharyngeal cancer incidence and rates in 2022, followed by the figures for men and women. The Maldives had the highest overall rate of nasopharyngeal cancer in 2022, followed by Brunei Darussalam.
| Rank | Country | Number | ASR/100,000 |
| World | 120,434 | 1.3 |
| 1 | China | 51,010 | 2.4 |
| 2 | Indonesia | 18,835 | 6.1 |
| 3 | India | 6,519 | 0.45 |
| 4 | Viet Nam | 5,613 | 4.7 |
| 5 | Philippines | 3,684 | 3.5 |
| 6 | Thailand | 2,350 | 2.2 |
| 7 | Malaysia | 2,144 | 5.9 |
| 8 | Myanmar | 2,097 | 3.5 |
| 9 | United States of America | 2,008 | 0.41 |
| 10 | Algeria | 1,608 | 3.5 |
| Rank (men) | Country | Number | ASR/100,000 |
| World | 86,289 | 1.9 |
| 1 | China | 36,656 | 3.4 |
| 2 | Indonesia | 14,497 | 9.6 |
| 3 | India | 4,275 | 0.58 |
| 4 | Viet Nam | 4,003 | 7.1 |
| 5 | Philippines | 2,539 | 5.2 |
| 6 | Thailand | 1,687 | 3.3 |
| 7 | Malaysia | 1,634 | 8.9 |
| 8 | United States of America | 1,420 | 0.60 |
| 9 | Myanmar | 1,400 | 5.1 |
| 10 | Algeria | 1,109 | 4.8 |
| Rank (women) | Country | Number | ASR/100,000 |
| World | 34,145 | 0.73 |
| 1 | China | 14,354 | 1.3 |
| 2 | Indonesia | 4,338 | 2.8 |
| 3 | India | 2,244 | 0.31 |
| 4 | Viet Nam | 1,610 | 2.5 |
| 5 | Philippines | 1,145 | 2.1 |
| 6 | Myanmar | 697 | 2.1 |
| 7 | Thailand | 663 | 1.2 |
| 8 | United States of America | 588 | 0.24 |
| 9 | Malaysia | 510 | 2.8 |
| 10 | Algeria | 499 | 2.2 |
Nasopharyngeal cancer deaths
The following 3 tables show total global nasopharyngeal cancer mortality in 2022, followed by the figures for men and women. The Maldives had the highest overall mortality rate from nasopharyngeal cancer in 2022, followed by Indonesia.
| Rank | Country | Number | ASR/100,000 |
| World | 73,482 | 0.77 |
| 1 | China | 28,408 | 1.2 |
| 2 | Indonesia | 12,949 | 4.3 |
| 3 | India | 4,780 | 0.33 |
| 4 | Viet Nam | 3,453 | 2.9 |
| 5 | Philippines | 2,306 | 2.3 |
| 6 | Thailand | 1,506 | 1.3 |
| 7 | Malaysia | 1,496 | 4.2 |
| 8 | Myanmar | 1,443 | 2.4 |
| 9 | Nigeria | 1,092 | 0.94 |
| 10 | Algeria | 971 | 2.2 |
| Rank (men) | Country | Number | ASR/100,000 |
| World | 54,104 | 1.2 |
| 1 | China | 21,281 | 1.8 |
| 2 | Indonesia | 10,251 | 7.0 |
| 3 | India | 3,136 | 0.43 |
| 4 | Viet Nam | 2,465 | 4.5 |
| 5 | Philippines | 1,690 | 3.7 |
| 6 | Malaysia | 1,174 | 6.5 |
| 7 | Thailand | 1,084 | 2.0 |
| 8 | Myanmar | 990 | 3.7 |
| 9 | Nigeria | 754 | 1.4 |
| 10 | Algeria | 682 | 3.1 |
| Rank (women) | Country | Number | ASR/100,000 |
| World | 19,378 | 0.39 |
| 1 | China | 7,127 | 0.56 |
| 2 | Indonesia | 2,698 | 1.7 |
| 3 | India | 1,644 | 0.23 |
| 4 | Viet Nam | 988 | 1.5 |
| 5 | Philippines | 616 | 1.1 |
| 6 | Myanmar | 453 | 1.4 |
| 7 | Thailand | 422 | 0.67 |
| 8 | Nigeria | 338 | 0.54 |
| 9 | Malaysia | 322 | 1.8 |
| 10 | Algeria | 289 | 1.3 |
