Oesophageal cancer statistics

Latest oesophageal cancer data

There were more than 511,054 new cases of oesophageal cancer in 2022. The 10 countries with the highest rates of oesophageal cancer and the highest number of deaths from oesophageal cancer in 2022 are shown in the tables below.

Oesophageal 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.

Oesophageal cancer rates

The following 3 tables show total global oesophageal cancer incidence and rates in 2022, followed by the figures for men and women. Malawi had the highest overall rate of oesophageal cancer in 2022, followed by Bangladesh.

Rank	Country	Number	ASR/100,000
	World	511,054	5.0
1	China	224,012	8.3
2	India	70,637	5.0
3	Bangladesh	25,232	16.0
4	Japan	19,926	4.8
5	United States of America	18,747	2.8
6	Brazil	10,985	3.7
7	United Kingdom	9,601	5.9
8	Russian Federation	9,345	3.5
9	Oakistan	9,289	5.5
10	Germany	7,310	3.5

Rank (men)	Country	Number	ASR/100,000
	World	365,225	7.6
1	China	167,472	13.1
2	India	45,608	6.4
3	Bangladesh	16,578	20.6
4	Japan	16,658	7.8
5	United States of America	14,757	4.7
6	Brazil	8,812	6.7
7	Russian Federation	7,107	6.8
8	United Kingdom	6,504	8.8
9	Germany	5,621	5.7
10	Pakistan	4,776	5.7

Rank (women)	County	Number	ASR/100,000
	World	145,829	2.6
1	China	56,540	3.8
2	India	25,029	3.5
3	Bangladesh	8,654	11.2
4	Pakistan	4,513	5.3
5	Japan	4,268	2.3
6	United States of America	3,990	1.1
7	United Kingdom	3,097	3.3
8	Russian Federation	2,238	1.3
9	Brazil	2,173	1.3
10	Kenya	1,724	12.2

Oesophageal cancer deaths

The following 3 tables show total global oesophageal cancer mortality in 2022, followed by the figures for men and women. Malawi had the highest overall mortality rate from oesophageal cancer in 2022, followed by Bangladesh.

Rank	Country	Number	ASR/100,000
	World	445,391	4.3
1	China	187,467	6.7
2	India	66,410	4.7
3	Bangladesh	24,363	15.3
4	United States of America	16,469	2.4
5	Japan	12,161	2.6
6	Brazil	10,393	3.5
7	Pakistan	8,704	5.2
8	United Kingdom	8,595	4.9
9	Russian Federation	8,359	3.1
10	Germany	6,399	2.9

Rank (men)	Country	Number	ASR/100,000
	World	318,433	6.5
1	China	140,390	10.7
2	India	43,082	6.1
3	Bangladesh	15,978	19.7
4	United States of America	13,278	4.1
5	Japan	9,285	4.5
6	Brazil	8,317	6.3
7	Russian Federation	6,461	6.1
8	United Kingdom	5,863	7.4
9	Germany	4,920	4.9
10	Pakistan	4,497	5.4

Rank (women)	Country	Number	ASR/100,000
	World	126,958	2.2
1	China	47,077	2.9
2	India	23,328	3.3
3	Bangladesh	8,385	10.8
4	Pakistan	4,1207	5.0
5	United States of America	3,191	0.83
6	United Kingdom	2,732	2.6
7	Japan	2,336	0.89
8	Brazil	2,076	1.2
9	Russian Federation	1,898	1.0
10	Kenya	1,621	11.5