Ovarian cancer statistics
Ovarian cancer is the 18th most common cancer worldwide. It is the 8th most common cancer in women.
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Latest ovarian cancer data
There were more than 324,603 new cases of ovarian cancer in 2022.
The tables below give information about the countries with the highest rates, incidence and mortality from ovarian cancer.
Ovarian 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 ovarian cancer incidence.
| Country | New cases 2022 | ASR |
|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 298 | 15.3 |
| Samoa | 12 | 14.2 |
| Brunei | 33 | 13.2 |
| Lithuania | 366 | 12.8 |
| Poland | 4,678 | 12.2 |
Ovarian cancer incidence (cases)
China, India and the US had the highest number of ovarian cancer cases in 2022.
The following table shows the 10 countries with the highest ovarian cancer incidence. We have also included the ASRs for each of these countries.
| Rank | Country | New cases 2022 | ASR/100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| World | 324,603 | 6.7 | |
| 1 | China | 61,060 | 5.7 |
| 2 | India | 47,333 | 6.6 |
| 3 | US | 21,179 | 7.3 |
| 4 | Indonesia | 15,130 | 9.8 |
| 5 | Russia | 14,606 | 11.5 |
| 6 | Japan | 10,693 | 8.7 |
| 7 | Brazil | 7,710 | 5.1 |
| 8 | Germany | 7,547 | 7.0 |
| 9 | Philippines | 6,453 | 11.7 |
| 10 | UK | 6,390 | 9.2 |
Ovarian cancer deaths
India, China, and the US had the highest number of deaths from ovarian cancer in 2022.
The following table shows the 10 countries with the highest number of ovarian cancer deaths in 2022. We have also included the ASRs for each of these countries.
| Rank | Country | Number | ASR/100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| World | 206,956 | 4.0 | |
| 1 | India | 32,978 | 4.6 |
| 2 | China | 32,646 | 2.6 |
| 3 | US | 13,273 | 3.7 |
| 4 | Indonesia | 9,673 | 6.2 |
| 5 | Russia | 9,333 | 6.1 |
| 6 | Germany | 5,366 | 4.2 |
| 7 | Japan | 5,301 | 3.0 |
| 8 | Brazil | 5,235 | 3.3 |
| 9 | UK | 4,159 | 4.8 |
| 10 | Philippines | 4,073 | 7.5 |
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