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Gallbladder cancer statistics

Gallbladder cancer is the 22nd most common cancer worldwide. It is the 23rd most common cancer in men and the 20th most common cancer in women.

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Latest gallbladder cancer data

There were 122,491 new cases of gallbladder cancer in 2022.

The 10 countries with the highest rates of gallbladder cancer and the highest number of deaths from gallbladder cancer in 2022 are shown in the tables below.

Gallbladder 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 gallbladder cancer incidence for both sexes combined.

Country New cases 2022 ASR
Bolivia 1,006 7.6
Chile 1,917 5.7
Bangladesh 8,380 5.3
Nepal 1,152 4.4
Algeria 1,193 2.7

The following tables give the top 5 countries by ASR for gallbladder cancer incidence for men and women. 

Country New cases in men 2022 ASR
Bolivia 407 6.8
Chile 606 3.9
South Korea 1,604 2.9
Nepal 345 2.9
Bangladesh 2,225 2.8
Country New cases in women 2022 ASR
Bolivia 599 8.4
Bangladesh 6,155 7.7
Chile 1,311 7.4
Nepal 807 5.5
Peru 823 3.8

Gallbladder cancer incidence (cases)

China, India and Japan had the highest number of gallbladder cancer cases in 2022.

The following 3 tables show the 10 countries with the highest gallbladder 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 122,491 1.2
1 China 31,132 1.1
2 India 21,870 1.5
3 Japan 10,814 1.9
4 Bangladesh 8,380 5.3
5 US 4,710 0.67
6 South Korea 3,264 2.6
7 Pakistan 2,841 1.8
8 Brazil 2,249 0.73
9 Russia 2,137 0.68
10 Chile 1,197 5.7
Rank Country New cases in men ASR/100,000
World 43,358 0.88
1 China 12,663 0.97
2 India 6,844 0.96
3 Japan 4,487 1.9
4 Bangladesh 2,225 2.8
5 South Korea 1,604 2.9
6 US 1,563 0.47
7 Thailand 971 1.6
8 Pakistan 827 1.0
9 Brazil 645 0.47
10 Russia 619 0.56
Rank Country New cases in women ASR/100,000
World 78,953 1.4
1 China 18,649 1.3
2 India 14,936 2.1
3 Japan 6,327 1.9
4 Bangladesh 6,155 7.7
5 US 3,156 0.85
6 Pakistan 2,014 2.6
7 South Korea 1,660 2.4
8 Brazil 1,604 0.95
9 Russia 1,518 0.76
10 Chile 1,311 7.4

Gallbladder cancer deaths

China, India and Japan had the highest number of deaths from gallbladder cancer in 2022.

The following 3 tables show the 10 countries with the highest number of gallbladder 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 89,055 0.83
1 China 24,543 0.87
2 India 16,407 1.1
3 Japan 7,252 1.1
4 Bangladesh 6,660 4.2
5 Pakistan 2,451 1.5
6 US 2,136 0.28
7 South Korea 2,091 1.5
8 Brazil 1,458 0.47
9 Russia 1,321 0.42
10 Thailand 1,285 0.97
Rank Country Number in men ASR/100,000
World 31,406 0.63
1 China 9,804 0.74
2 India 5,161 0.72
3 Japan 2,930 1.1
4 Bangladesh 1,775 2.3
5 South Korea 873 1.5
6 Pakistan 716 0.88
7 US 707 0.20
8 Thailand 684 1.2
9 Brazil 419 0.30
10 Chile 390 2.4
Rank Country Number in women ASR/100,000
World 57,649 1.0
1 China 14,739 0.99
2 India 11,246 1.6
3 Bangladesh 4,885 6.1
4 Japan 4,322 1.1
5 Pakistan 1,735 2.2
6 US 1,429 0.35
7 South Korea 1,218 1.5
8 Brazil 1,039 0.61
9 Russia 952 0.48
10 Chile 846 4.7