In 2022, trachea, bronchus, and lung, as well as colorectum and pancreas, were the cancer sites with the highest mortality rate for both genders, when not taking into account gender specific sites. Conversely, for females breast cancer had the highest mortality rate, with 34,1 cases per 100,000 population. This statistic depicts the estimated mortality rate in the EU in 2022, by cancer site and gender.
Estimated mortality rate in the EU in 2022, by cancer site and gender*
(per 100,000 population)
Release data represents the date figures were accessed.
*The mortality rate depicted is the age-standardized rate (ASR - European 2013): a weighted mean of the age-specific rates where the weights are taken from the population distribution of a standard population. The ASR is expressed per 100,000.
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European Commission. (June 11, 2024). Estimated mortality rate in the EU in 2022, by cancer site and gender* (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1441428/estimated-mortality-rate-eu-by-cancer-site-and-gender/
European Commission. "Estimated mortality rate in the EU in 2022, by cancer site and gender* (per 100,000 population)." Chart. June 11, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1441428/estimated-mortality-rate-eu-by-cancer-site-and-gender/
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European Commission. "Estimated Mortality Rate in The Eu in 2022, by Cancer Site and Gender* (per 100,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jun 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1441428/estimated-mortality-rate-eu-by-cancer-site-and-gender/
European Commission, Estimated mortality rate in the EU in 2022, by cancer site and gender* (per 100,000 population) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1441428/estimated-mortality-rate-eu-by-cancer-site-and-gender/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Estimated mortality rate in the EU in 2022, by cancer site and gender* (per 100,000 population) [Graph], European Commission, June 11, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1441428/estimated-mortality-rate-eu-by-cancer-site-and-gender/
