Pancreatic cancer statistics

Pancreatic cancer is the 12th most common cancer worldwide. It is the 11th most common cancer in men and the 11th most common cancer in women.

Latest pancreatic cancer data

There were 510,992 new cases of pancreatic cancer in 2022. The tables below give information about the countries with the highest rates, incidence and mortality from pancreatic cancer.

The following table gives the top 5 countries by age-standardised rates (ASRs)* for pancreatic cancer incidence for both sexes combined.

Pancreatic cancer incidence (cases)

China, the US and Japan had the highest number of pancreatic cancer cases in 2022.

The following 3 tables show the 10 countries with the highest pancreatic cancer incidence in 2022 – 1st for both sexes, then men and women separately. We have also included the ASRs for each of these countries.

Rank	Country	New cases	ASR/100,000
	World	510,992	4.7
1	China	118,672	4.4
2	US	60,127	8.6
3	Japan	47,627	9.8
4	Germany	21,869	8.7
5	Russia	21,842	7.8
6	France (metropolitan)	15,895	9.4
7	Italy	15,710	8.0
8	Brazil	14,670	4.7
9	India	13,661	0.96
10	UK	11,351	6.7

Rank	Country	New cases in men	ASR/100,000
	World	269,709	5.5
1	China	67,123	5.3
2	US	31,598	9.8
3	Japan	23,609	12.4
4	Germany	10,970	9.9
5	Russia	10,561	10.0
6	India	8,712	1.2
7	France (metropolitan)	7,911	11.1
8	Brazil	7,504	5.5
9	Italy	7,499	9.0
10	UK	5,786	7.4

Rank	Country	New cases in women	ASR/100,000
	World	241,283	4.0
1	China	51,549	3.6
2	US	28,529	7.5
3	Japan	24,018	7.2
4	Russia	11,281	6.2
5	Germany	10,899	7.6
6	Italy	8,211	7.0
7	France (metropolitan)	7,984	7.8
8	Brazil	7,166	4.1
9	UK	5,565	6.0
10	India	4,949	0.70

Pancreatic cancer age-standardised rates

*Age-standardised rates (ASR) 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 developing/dying from cancer.

It is important to note that some countries have a high ASR but a low total number of cases, while others have a low ASR but a high number of cases. This is because ASRs are reported per 100,000 people. So, for example, an ASR of 10 in a population of 100,000 = 10 cases of cancer, but an ASR of 1 in a population of 10 million = 100 cases.

The following tables give the top 5 countries by ASR for pancreatic cancer incidence for men and women, and for both sexes combined.

Country	New cases 2022	ASR
Uruguay	816	11.4
Hungary	2,419	10.4
Japan	47,627	9.8
Austria	2,159	9.4
France (metropolitan)	15,895	9.4

Country	New cases in men	ASR
Armenia	257	13.0
Uruguay	362	13.0
Hungary	1,137	12.4
Japan	23,609	12.4
Latvia	209	12.0

Country	New cases in women	ASR
Uruguay	454	10.1
Hungary	1,282	8.8
Czechia (Czech Republic)	1,268	8.4
Austria	1,069	8.3
Finland	775	8.1

Pancreatic cancer deaths

China, the US and Japan had the highest number of deaths from pancreatic cancer in 2022.

The following 3 tables show the 10 countries with the highest number of pancreatic cancer deaths in 2022 – 1st for both sexes, then men and women separately. We have also included the ASRs for each of these countries.

Rank	Country	Number	ASR/100,000
	World	467,409	4.2
1	China	106,295	3.9
2	US	49,491	6.7
3	Japan	43,265	8.0
4	Germany	21,292	8.2
5	Russia	20,672	7.2
6	Italy	14,903	7.2
7	France (metropolitan)	14,669	8.0
8	Brazil	14,294	4.6
9	India	12,759	0.90
10	UK	10,769	6.0

Rank	Country	Number in men	ASR/100,000
	World	247,589	5.0
1	China	61,071	4.7
2	US	26,054	7.8
3	Japan	20,755	9.6
4	Germany	10,775	9.6
5	Russia	10,048	9.5
6	India	8,136	1.2
7	Brazil	7,295	5.4
8	France (metropolitan)	7,196	9.4
9	Italy	7,037	8.2
10	UK	5,496	6.7

Rank	Country	Number in women	ASR/100,000
	World	219,820	3.5
1	China	45,224	3.1
2	US	23.437	5.7
3	Japan	22,510	6.6
4	Russia	10,624	5.5
5	Germany	10,517	6.9
6	Italy	7,866	6.3
7	France (metropolitan)	7,473	6.7
8	Brazil	6,999	3.9
9	UK	5,273	5.3
10	India	4,623	0.65