Here are some global facts about cancer.

  • One in three of us will be diagnosed with cancer during our life
  • Each year more than 7 million people around the world die of cancer.
  • Cancer accounts for 13% of all deaths worldwide
  • Lung cancer is the most common form of cancer (1.3 million deaths per year)
  • Tobacco use is the greatest risk factor for cancer
  • More than 70% of all cancer deaths occur in low and middle income counties.



Cancer World

New cancer cases per year (2022)
Source : https://www.cancer.org/research/cancer-facts-statistics/global-cancer-facts-and-figures.html
Map created with MapChart , Licence CC BY-SA 4.0

 

Breast Cancer
Source : https://www.cancer.org/research/cancer-facts-statistics/global-cancer-facts-and-figures.html

Cancer in males
Source : https://www.cancer.org/research/cancer-facts-statistics/global-cancer-facts-and-figures.html



Words

  • account for = to be responsible for
  • common = widespread
  • diagnose = to find out what illness a person has
  • global = worldwide
  • income = the money you get when you work
  • occur = happen