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Stomach cancer statistics

Stomach cancer is the 5th most common cancer worldwide. It is the 4th most common cancer in men and the 7th most common cancer in women.

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