Ovarian cancer statistics

Latest ovarian cancer data

There were more than 324,603 new cases of ovarian cancer in 2022.

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

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.

Ovarian cancer rates

The following table shows total global ovarian cancer incidence and rates in 2022 for women. Latvia had the highest overall rate of ovarian cancer in 2022, followed by Samoa.

Rank (women)	Country	Number	ASR/100,000
	World	324,603	6.7
1	China	61,060	5.7
2	India	47,333	6.6
3	United States of America	21,179	7.3
4	Indonesia	15,130	9.8
5	Russian Federation	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	United Kingdom	6,390	9.2

Ovarian cancer deaths

The following table shows total global ovarian cancer mortality in 2022 for women. Samoa had the highest overall mortality rate from ovarian cancer in 2022, followed by Cyprus.

Rank (women)	Country	Number	ASR/100,000
	World	206,956	4.0
1	India	32,978	4.6
2	China	32,646	2.6
3	United States of America	13,273	3.7
4	Indonesia	9,673	6.2
5	Russian Federation	9,333	6.1
6	Germany	5,366	4.2
7	Japan	5,301	3.0
8	Brazil	5,235	3.3
9	United Kingdom	4,159	4.8
10	Philippines	4,073	7.5