Cancer Death Rates

Overall, from 2019 to 2023, cancer death rates decreased an average of 1.6% per year for men and an average of 1.1% per year for women. Download Image for Social Media (ZIP, 196 KB)
Between 2019 – 2023, 12 of the 18 most common cancers in men showed decreases in mortality: prostate, soft tissue including heart, colon and rectum, liver and intrahepatic bile duct, melanoma of the skin, esophagus, urinary bladder, leukemia, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, stomach, myeloma, and lung and bronchus. Download Image for Social Media (ZIP, 244 KB)
National Trends in Cancer Death Rates Download Image for Social Media (ZIP, 502 KB)
Cancer death rates decreased among children between 0 and 14 years by an average of 1.3% per year from 2004 – 2023. Among AYAs between the ages of 15 and 39, cancer death rates fell by 1.0% per year from 2004 – 2023. Download Image for Social Media (ZIP, 328 KB)

Rates of New Cancers

Rates of new cancer cases among men decreased by 2.1% per year from 2007 through 2013 before stabilizing through 2022. Among women, the rate of new cancers increased by 0.4% per year from 2011 through 2022. Download Image for Social Media (ZIP, 484 KB)

21st Century Progress Against Lung Cancer

in the 21st century, the smoking rate is a fraction of what it used to be—11.5% for men and 8.4% for women in 2024. Download Image for Social Media (ZIP, 495 KB)
Researchers estimate the reductions in smoking prevented 3.9 million deaths from lung cancer and saved a collective 76 million years of life from 1970 to 2022. Download Image for Social Media (ZIP, 2.4 MB)
Secondhand smoke exposure among nonsmokers over 3 years fell by 42%, from 41.8% in 2001 to 24.3% in March 2020. Download Image for Social Media (ZIP, 195 KB)
More eligible adults reported being up-to-date with lung cancer screening, up from 3.6% of eligible patients in 2010 to 18.7% of eligible patients in 2024. Download Image for Social Media (ZIP, 189 KB)
The 5-year relative survival rate for lung cancer, which measures how many people have not died from their cancer 5 years after diagnosis, increased 99% from 15.1% in 2001 to 30.1% in 2018. Download Image for Social Media (ZIP, 239 KB)

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