Cancer
Data are for the U.S.
Morbidity
- Percent of adults who have ever been diagnosed with cancer: 9.7% (2023)
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Ambulatory care visits
- Number of visits to physician offices with neoplasms as the primary diagnosis: 26.3 million
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- Percent of visits to physician offices with cancer indicated on the medical record: 10.4%
Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2019 National Summary Tables, table 16 [PDF – 865 KB]
Long-term care services
- Percent of adult day services center participants diagnosed with cancer: 3.6%
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- Percent of residential care community residents diagnosed with cancer: 6.1%
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Mortality
- Number of deaths: 608,371
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 182.5
- Cause of death rank: 2
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