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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.

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Latest stomach cancer data

There were 968,784 new cases of stomach cancer in 2022. The tables below give information about the countries with the highest rates, incidence and mortality from stomach cancer.

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.

The following table gives the top 5 countries by ASR for stomach cancer incidence for both sexes combined.

Country New cases 2022 ASR
Mongolia 1,000 35.5
Japan 126,724 27.6
South Korea 29,267 27.0
Iran 17,191 19.4
Tajikistan 1,195 19.4

The following tables give the top 5 countries by ASR for stomach cancer incidence for men and women.

Country New cases in men ASR
Mongolia 661 53.0
Japan 84,071 40.9
South Korea 19,662 38.4
Kyrgyzstan 640 26.5
Azerbaijan 1,426 26.3
Country New cases in women ASR
Mongolia 339 21.9
South Korea 9,605 16.9
Japan 42,653 15.9
Tajikistan 494 15.3
Iran 6,387 14.3

Stomach cancer incidence (cases)

China, Japan and India had the highest number of stomach cancer cases in 2022.

The following 3 tables show the 10 countries with the highest stomach cancer incidence in 2022 – 1st for both sexes, then men and women separately. We have also included the ASRs for each of these countries.

Rank Country New cases 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 Russia 38,883 13.7
5 South Korea 29,267 27.0
6 US 25,554 4.1
7 Brazil 23,021 7.6
8 Iran 17,191 19.4
9 Vietnam 16,277 13.4
10 Germany 14,088 6.4
Rank Country New cases in men 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 Russia 21,315 19.8
5 South Korea 19,662 38.4
6 US 15,393 5.1
7 Brazil 14,700 10.9
8 Iran 10,804 24.4
9 Vietnam 10,062 18.6
10 Germany 8,347 8.7
Rank County New cases in women 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 Russia 17,568 9.8
5 US 10,161 3.2
6 South Korea 9,605 16.9
7 Brazil 8,321 4.9
8 Iran 6,387 14.3
9 Vietnam 6.215 9.2
10 Italy 5,773 5.0

Stomach cancer deaths

China, India and Japan had the highest number of deaths from stomach cancer in 2022.

The following 3 tables show the 10 countries with the highest number of stomach cancer deaths in 2022 – 1st for both sexes, then men and women separately. We have also included the ASRs for each of these countries.

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 Russia 27,306 9.2
5 Brazil 18,138 5.9
6 Iran 13,845 15.4
7 Vietnam 13,264 10.9
8 US 10,976 1.6
9 Türkiye (Turkey) 10,457 9.3
10 Italy 9,885 4.5
Rank Country Number in men 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 Russia 14,800 13.6
5 Brazil 11,613 8.5
6 Iran 9,004 19,7
7 Vietnam 8,164 15.2
8 Türkiye (Turkey) 7,017 14.3
9 US 6.612 2.1
10 Italy 5,688 6.1
Rank County Number in women 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 Russia 12,506 6.5
5 Brazil 6,525 3.8
6 Vietnam 5,100 7.4
7 Iran 4,841 11.0
8 US 4,364 1.2
9 Italy 4,197 3.1
10 South Korea 3,561 4.7