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Skin cancer statistics

Skin cancer is the 17th most common cancer worldwide. It is the 14th most common cancer in men and the 14th most common cancer in women.

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Latest skin cancer data

There were more than 331,722 new cases of skin cancer in 2022. The 10 countries with the highest rates of skin cancer and the highest number of deaths from skin cancer in 2022 are shown in the tables below.

Skin 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.

Skin cancer rates

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

Rank	Country	Number	ASR/100,000
	World	331,722	3.2
1	US	101,388	16.5
2	Germany	21,976	16.5
3	UK	19,712	15.3
4	Australia	16,819	37.0
5	France (metropolitan)	15,729	13.5
6	Italy	13,769	12.7
7	Russia	12,903	5.3
8	Canada	11,383	14.5
9	Brazil	9,676	3.3
10	China	8,789	0.37

Rank	Country	New cases in men	ASR/100,000
	World	179,953	3.7
1	US	60,762	19.3
2	Germany	11,667	13.4
3	Australia	10,902	45.9
4	UK	10,170	15.1
5	France (metropolitan)	7,880	14.5
6	Italy	7.325	13.3
7	Canada	6.434	15.9
8	Russia	5,223	5.2
9	Brazil	4,958	3.6
10	China	4,402	0.37

Rank	Country	New cases in women	ASR/100,000
	World	151,769
1	US	40,626	14.4
2	Germany	10,309	10.9
3	UK	9,542	15.8
4	France (metropolitan)	7,849	12.6
5	Russia	7,680	5.5
6	Italy	6,444	12.2
7	Australia	5,917	29.1
8	Canada	4,949	13.4
9	Brazil	4,718	3.1
10	China	4,387	0.36

Skin cancer deaths

The following 3 tables show total global skin cancer mortality in 2022, followed by the figures for men and women. New Zealand had the highest overall mortality rate from skin cancer in 2022, followed by Norway.

Rank	Country	Number	ASR/100,000
	World	58,667	0.53
1	US	7,368	1.0
2	China	5,385	0.20
3	Russia	3,928	1.5
4	Germany	3,303	1.4
5	UK	2,626	1.5
6	Italy	2,463	1.5
7	Brazil	2,273	0.73
8	India	2,197	0.16
9	France (metropolitan)	2,087	1.4
10	Poland	1,882	1.9

Rank	Country	Number in men	ASR/100,000
	World	33,160	0.65
1	US	4,821	1.4
2	China	2,864	0.23
3	Germany	1,934	1.7
4	Russia	1,855	1.8
5	UK	1,546	1.8
6	Italy	1,510	1.9
7	Brazil	1,317	0.96
8	France (metropolitan)	1,177	1.8
9	India	1,149	0.16
10	Poland	1,014	2.6

Rank	Country	Number in women	ASR/100,000
	World	25,507	0.43
1	US	2,547	0.71
2	China	2,521	0.18
3	Russia	2,073	1.2
4	Germany	1,369	1.0
5	UK	1,080	1.2
6	India	1.048	0.15
7	Brazil	956	0.55
8	Italy	953	1.1
9	France (metropolitan)	910	1.1
10	Poland	868	1.4