Prostate cancer statistics
Prostate cancer is the 4th most common cancer worldwide. It is the 2nd most common cancer in men.
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Latest prostate cancer data
There were 1,467,854 new cases of prostate cancer in 2022. The 10 countries with the highest rates of prostate cancer and the highest number of deaths from Prostate cancer in 2022 are shown in the tables below.
Prostate 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.
Prostate cancer rates
The following table shows total global prostate cancer incidence and rates in 2022 for men. France, Guadeloupe had the highest overall rate of prostate cancer in 2022, followed by Lithuania.
| Rank (men) | Country | Number | ASR/100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| World | 1,467,854 | 29.4 | |
| 1 | United States of America | 230,125 | 75.2 |
| 2 | China | 134,156 | 9.7 |
| 3 | Japan | 104,318 | 50.1 |
| 4 | Brazil | 102,519 | 76.3 |
| 5 | Germany | 65,269 | 54.2 |
| 6 | France (metropolitan) | 57,357 | 82.3 |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 55,485 | 74.0 |
| 8 | Russian Federation | 52,712 | 47.4 |
| 9 | Italy | 38,180 | 49.5 |
| 10 | India | 37,948 | 5.6 |
Prostate cancer deaths
The following table shows total global prostate cancer mortality figures for men. Chad had the highest overall mortality rate from prostate cancer in 2022, followed by Zambia.
| Rank (men) | Country | Number | ASR/100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| World | 397,430 | 7.3 | |
| 1 | China | 47,522 | 3.3 |
| 2 | United States of America | 33,746 | 8.1 |
| 3 | Brazil | 19,958 | 13.5 |
| 4 | India | 18,386 | 2.7 |
| 5 | Germany | 18,015 | 11.6 |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 14,635 | 12.7 |
| 7 | Japan | 14,095 | 4.4 |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 13,237 | 11.8 |
| 9 | Nigeria | 11,443 | 27.9 |
| 10 | France (metropolitan) | 9,264 | 8.2 |
