Cervical cancer statistics

Cervical cancer is the 8th most common cancer worldwide and the 4th most common cancer among women.

Latest cervical cancer data

There were 662,301 new cases of cervical cancer globally in 2022.

The tables below give information about the countries with the highest rates, incidence and mortality from cervical cancer.

Cervical 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 other 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 table gives the top 5 countries by ASR for cervical cancer incidence in 2022.

Country	New cases 2022	ASR
Eswatini	417	95.9
Zambia	3,640	71.5
Malawi	4,701	70.9
Zimbabwe	3,520	68.2
Tanzania	10,868	64.8

Cervical cancer incidence (cases)

China, India, and Indonesia had the highest number of cervical cancer cases in 2022.

The following table shows the 10 countries with the highest cervical cancer incidence in 2022. We have also included the ASRs for each of these countries.

Rank	Country	New cases 2022	ASR/100,000
	World	662,301	14.1
1	China	150,659	17.7
2	India	127,356	17.7
3	Indonesia	36,964	23.3
4	Brazil	18,715	12.7
5	Russia	18,369	17.6
6	US	13,920	6.3
7	Nigeria	13,676	26.2
8	Japan	10,958	12.5
9	Tanzania	10,868	64.8
10	South Africa	10,532	33.2

Cervical cancer deaths

India, China, and Indonesia had the highest number of deaths from cervical cancer in 2022.

The following table shows the 10 countries with the highest number of cervical cancer deaths among women in 2022. We have also included the ASRs for each of these countries.

Rank	Country	Number	ASR/100,000
	World	348,874	7.1
1	India	79,906	11.2
2	China	55,694	4.5
3	Indonesia	20,708	13.2
4	Brazil	9,905	6.5
5	Russia	7,903	6.4
6	Nigeria	7,093	14.3
7	Tanzania	6,832	42.2
8	Congo, Democratic Republic of	6,187	24.6
9	South Africa	5,976	19.0
10	Ethiopia	5,975	16.8