Stomach cancer statistics

Latest stomach cancer data

There were more than 968,784 new cases of stomach cancer in 2022. The 10 countries with the highest rates of stomach cancer and the highest number of deaths from stomach cancer in 2022 are shown in the tables below.

Stomach 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.

Stomach cancer rates

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

Rank	Country	Number	ASR/100,000
	World	968,784	9.2
1	China	358,672	13.7
2	Japan	126,724	27.6
3	India	64,611	4.5
4	Russian Federation	38,883	13.7
5	Korea, Republic of	29,267	27.0
6	United States of America	25,554	4.1
7	Brazil	23,021	7.6
8	Iran, Islamic Republic of	17,191	19.4
9	Vietnam	16,277	13.4
10	Germany	14,088	6.4

Rank (men)	Country	Number	ASR/100,000
	World	627,458	12.8
1	China	246,550	19.5
2	Japan	84,071	40.9
3	India	43.060	6.1
4	Russian Federation	21,315	19.8
5	Korea, Republic of	19,662	38.4
6	United States of America	15,393	5.1
7	Brazil	14,700	10.9
8	Iran, Islamic Republic of	10,804	24.4
9	Vietnam	10,062	18.6
10	Germany	8,347	8.7

Rank (women)	County	Number	ASR/100,000
	World	341,326	6.0
1	China	112,122	8.3
2	Japan	42,653	15.9
3	India	21,551	3.0
4	Russian Federation	17,568	9.8
5	United States of America	10,161	3.2
6	Korea, Republic of	9,605	16.9
7	Brazil	8,321	4.9
8	Iran, Islamic Republic of	6,387	14.3
9	Vietnam	6.215	9.2
10	Italy	5,773	5.0

Stomach cancer deaths

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

Rank	Country	Number	ASR/100,000
	World	660,175	6.1
1	China	260,371	9.4
2	India	57,727	4.1
3	Japan	43,807	7.2
4	Russian Federation	27,306	9.2
5	Brazil	18,138	5.9
6	Iran, Islamic Republic of	13,845	15.4
7	Vietnam	13,264	10.9
8	United States of America	10,976	1.6
9	Türkiye	10,457	9.3
10	Italy	9,885	4.5

Rank (men)	Country	Number	ASR/100,000
	World	427,575	8.6
1	China	181,562	13.8
2	India	38,702	5.5
3	Japan	27,625	10.8
4	Russian Federation	14,800	13.6
5	Brazil	11,613	8.5
6	Iran, Islamic Republic of	9,004	19,7
7	Vietnam	8,164	15.2
8	Türkiye	7,017	14.3
9	United States of America	6.612	2.1
10	Italy	5,688	6.1

Rank (women)	County	Number	ASR/100,000
	World	232,600	3.9
1	China	78,810	5.3
2	India	19,025	2.7
3	Japan	16,182	4.4
4	Russian Federation	12,506	6.5
5	Brazil	6,525	3.8
6	Vietnam	5,100	7.4
7	Iran, Islamic Republic of	4,841	11.0
8	United States of America	4,364	1.2
9	Italy	4,197	3.1
10	Korea, Republic of	3,561	4.7