Mouth and oral cancer statistics

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.

Mouth and oral 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.

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.

Rank	Country	Number	ASR/100,000
	World	389,846	4.0
1	India	143,759	9,9
2	China	37,208	1.5
3	United States of America	27,750	4.6
4	Bangladesh	16,083	10.3
5	Pakistan	15,915	9.2
6	Japan	11,088	3.1
7	Brazil	11,029	3.8
8	Russian Federation	9,729	3.9
9	France (metropolitan)	7,195	5.6
10	Indonesia	6,515	2.2

Rank (men)	Country	Number	ASR/100,000
	World	268,999	5.8
1	India	107,812	14.7
2	China	24,169	2.0
3	United States of America	18,901	6.6
4	Bangladesh	10,785	12.1
5	Pakistan	10,745	12.1
6	Brazil	8,269	6.3
7	Russian Federation	6,596	6.5
8	Japan	6,545	4.3
9	France (metropolitan)	4,737	8.3q
10	Indonesia	4,010	2.9

Rank (women)	Country	Number	ASR/100,000
	World	120,847	2.3
1	India	35,947	5.0
2	China	13,039	1.0
3	United States of America	8,669	2.7
4	Bangladesh	5,298	6.9
5	Pakistan	5,170	6.2
6	Japan	4,543	1.9
7	Russian Federation	3,133	2.0
8	Brazil	2,760	1.6
9	Indonesia	2,505	1.6
10	France (metropolitan)	2,458	3.1

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.

Rank	World	Number	ASR/100,000
	World	188,438	1.9
1	India	79,979	5.6
2	China	20,831	0.78
3	Pakistan	10,181	5.9
4	Bangladesh	9,447	6.1
5	Russian Federation	5,398	2.2
6	Brazil	4,700	1.6
7	United States of America	4,155	0.60
8	Japan	3,846	0.69
9	Indonesia	3,546	1.2
10	Thailand	2,418	1.8

Rank (men)	World	Number	ASR/100,000
	World	130,808	2.8
1	India	59,656	8.2
2	China	14,044	1.1
3	Pakistan	6,816	7.7
4	Bangladesh	6,329	8.1
5	Russian Federation	3,971	3.9
6	Brazil	3,531	2.7
7	United States of America	2,650	0.86
8	Indonesia	2,315	1.7
9	Japan	1,888	0.91
10	Germany	1,528	1.6

Rank (women)	Country	Number	ASR/100,000
	World	57,630	1.1
1	India	20,323	2.9
2	China	6,787	0.45
3	Pakistan	3.365	4.1
4	Bangladesh	3,118	4.1
5	Japan	1,958	0.47
6	United States of America	1,505	0.37
7	Russian Federation	1,427	0.90
8	Indonesia	1,231	0.79
9	Thailand	1,176	1.5
10	Brazil	1,169	0.64