Nasopharyngeal cancer statistics

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.

Nasopharyngeal 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.

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	18,385	6.1
3	India	6,519	0.45
4	Vietnam	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	35.656	3.4
2	Indonesia	14,497	9.6
3	India	4,275	0.58
4	Vietnam	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	Vietnam	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	Vietnam	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	21,181	1.8
2	Indonesia	10,251	7.0
3	India	3,136	0.43
4	Vietnam	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	Vietnam	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