Pancreas

Source: Globocan 2020

Number of new cases in 2020, both sexes, all ages Number of deaths in 2020, both sexes, all ages

Breast 2 261 419 Lung 1 796 144

Lung 2 206 771 Colorectum 935 173
Colorectum 1 931 590 Liver 830 180
Prostate 1 414 259 Stomach 768 793
Stomach 1 089 103 Breast 684 996
Liver 905 677 Oesophagus 544 076
Cervix uteri 604 127 Pancreas 466 003
Oesophagus 604 100 Prostate 375 304
Thyroid 586 202 Cervix uteri 341 831
Bladder 573 278 Leukaemia 311 594
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 544 352 Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 259 793
Pancreas 495 773 Brain, central nervous system 251 329
Leukaemia 474 519 Bladder 212 536
Kidney 431 288 Ovary 207 252
Corpus uteri 417 367 Kidney 179 368
Lip, oral cavity 377 713 Lip, oral cavity 177 757
Melanoma of skin 324 635 Multiple myeloma 117 077
Ovary 313 959 Larynx 99 840
Brain, central nervous system 308 102 Corpus uteri 97 370
Larynx 184 615 Gallbladder 84 695
Multiple myeloma 176 404 Nasopharynx 80 008
Nasopharynx 133 354 Melanoma of skin 57 043
Gallbladder 115 949 Oropharynx 48 143
Oropharynx 98 412 Thyroid 43 646
Hypopharynx 84 254 Hypopharynx 38 599
Hodgkin lymphoma 83 087 Mesothelioma 26 278
Testis 74 458 Hodgkin lymphoma 23 376
Salivary glands 53 583 Salivary glands 22 778
Vulva 45 240 Vulva 17 427
Penis 36 068 Kaposi sarcoma 15 086
Kaposi sarcoma 34 270 Penis 13 211
Mesothelioma 30 870 Testis 9 334
Vagina 17 908 Vagina 7 995

0 500 000 1 000 000 1 500 000 2 000 000 0 500 000 1 000 000 1 500 000

Cancer incidence and mortality statistics worldwide and by region

Incidence Mortality
Both sexes Males Females Both sexes Males Females
Cum. risk Cum. risk Cum. risk Cum. risk Cum. risk Cum. risk
New cases New cases New cases Deaths Deaths Deaths
0-74 (%) 0-74 (%) 0-74 (%) 0-74 (%) 0-74 (%) 0-74 (%)
Eastern Africa 3 843 0.22 1 882 0.23 1 961 0.22 3 737 0.22 1 821 0.23 1 916 0.21
Middle Africa 1 233 0.17 724 0.21 509 0.14 1 209 0.17 710 0.21 499 0.14
Northern Africa 6 264 0.35 3 634 0.43 2 630 0.28 5 994 0.34 3 456 0.41 2 538 0.27
Southern Africa 2 078 0.42 1 046 0.52 1 032 0.35 2 031 0.42 1 032 0.52 999 0.34
Western Africa 3 652 0.23 1 953 0.26 1 699 0.20 3 578 0.23 1 917 0.26 1 661 0.20
Caribbean 2 746 0.49 1 479 0.58 1 267 0.40 2 668 0.48 1 440 0.57 1 228 0.39
Central America 6 576 0.41 3 232 0.45 3 344 0.38 6 244 0.39 3 111 0.43 3 133 0.35
South America 28 030 0.55 13 766 0.63 14 264 0.48 27 118 0.53 13 346 0.61 13 772 0.46
Northern America 62 643 0.95 32 938 1.11 29 705 0.80 53 277 0.77 27 888 0.91 25 389 0.63
Eastern Asia 181 450 0.67 98 421 0.82 83 029 0.52 173 212 0.62 93 135 0.76 80 077 0.48
South-Eastern Asia 16 485 0.25 9 458 0.31 7 027 0.20 16 167 0.25 9 309 0.31 6 858 0.20
South-Central Asia 21 954 0.14 13 634 0.18 8 320 0.10 21 144 0.14 13 089 0.17 8 055 0.10
Western Asia 13 812 0.66 7 975 0.83 5 837 0.51 13 511 0.65 7 804 0.81 5 707 0.50
Central and Eastern Europe 44 371 0.92 22 576 1.23 21 795 0.68 42 788 0.88 21 812 1.18 20 976 0.65
Western Europe 45 461 0.99 22 672 1.16 22 789 0.83 43 336 0.89 21 684 1.05 21 652 0.74
Southern Europe 30 836 0.84 15 250 1.01 15 586 0.70 28 517 0.77 14 409 0.93 14 108 0.62
Northern Europe 19 448 0.87 9 712 0.97 9 736 0.77 17 493 0.75 8 793 0.85 8 700 0.65
Australia and New Zealand 4 674 0.83 2 370 0.92 2 304 0.75 3 776 0.63 1 952 0.72 1 824 0.54
Melanesia 152 0.25 98 0.35 54 0.16 144 0.24 93 0.34 51 0.16
Polynesia 36 0.52 27 0.73 9 0.31 32 0.43 23 0.55 9 0.31
Micronesia 29 0.60 18 0.73 11 0.46 27 0.50 16 0.53 11 0.46
Low HDI 8 586 0.21 4 646 0.24 3 940 0.18 8 355 0.21 4 518 0.24 3 837 0.18
Medium HDI 24 705 0.14 14 806 0.17 9 899 0.11 23 846 0.14 14 282 0.17 9 564 0.10
High HDI 187 205 0.53 103 803 0.65 83 402 0.41 182 247 0.52 100 417 0.63 81 830 0.41
Very high HDI 275 036 0.92 139 476 1.10 135 560 0.76 251 333 0.80 127 501 0.97 123 832 0.64
World 495 773 0.55 262 865 0.66 232 908 0.45 466 003 0.51 246 840 0.62 219 163 0.41

Incidence, both sexes Mortality, both sexes 5-year prevalence, both sexes

Africa Africa Africa

(3.4%) (3.6%) (4%)

LAC** LAC** LAC**

(7.5%) (7.7%) (7.5%)
Asia Asia Asia
N.America* (47.1%) N.America* (48.1%) N.America* (47.4%)
(12.6%) (11.4%) (13%)

Europe Europe Europe

(28.3%) (28.4%) (27.1%)

Population Number Population Number Population Number

Asia 233 701 Asia 224 034 Asia 180 110
Europe 140 116 Europe 132 134 Europe 103 072
*Northern America 62 643 *Northern America 53 277 *Northern America 49 358
**Latin America and the Caribbean 37 352 **Latin America and the Caribbean 36 030 **Latin America and the Caribbean 28 356
Africa 17 070 Africa 16 549 Africa 15 280
Oceania 4 891 Oceania 3 979 Oceania 3 782
Total 495 773 Total 466 003 Total 379 958

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 Age standardized (World) incidence rates, pancreas, males, all ages

≥ 9.5
6.9–9.5
4.3–6.9
2.8–4.3 Not applicable
1.8–2.8 No data
< 1.8

Age standardized (World) incidence rates, pancreas, females, all ages

≥ 6.5
4.4–6.5
3.3–4.4
2.0–3.3 Not applicable
1.2–2.0 No data
< 1.2

Data source: GLOBOCAN 2020

Graph production: IARC (https://gco.iarc.fr/today)
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Age standardized (World) incidence rates, pancreas, by sex Age standardized (World) incidence and mortality rates, pancreas

Males Females Incidence Mortality

Central and Eastern Europe 9.9 5.6 Western Europe 8.6 7.8
Western Europe 9.9 7.4 Northern America 8.0 6.5
Northern America 9.3 6.9 Central and Eastern Europe 7.5 7.1
Southern Europe 8.4 6.2 Northern Europe 7.4 6.4
Northern Europe 8.3 6.7 Australia and New Zealand 7.3 5.6
Australia and New Zealand 7.9 6.7 Southern Europe 7.2 6.6
Polynesia 7.9 2.2 Eastern Asia 5.9 5.6
Western Asia 7.1 4.4 Western Asia 5.7 5.6
Eastern Asia 7.0 4.8 Micronesia 5.2 4.9
Micronesia 7.0 3.5 World 4.9 4.5
World 5.7 4.1 South America 4.8 4.7
South America 5.4 4.3 Polynesia 4.8 4.2
Caribbean 5.1 3.6 Caribbean 4.3 4.2
Southern Africa 4.6 3.3 Southern Africa 3.9 3.8
Central America 3.8 3.2 Central America 3.5 3.3
Northern Africa 3.6 2.4 Northern Africa 3.0 2.9
South-Eastern Asia 2.9 1.8 South-Eastern Asia 2.3 2.2
Melanesia 2.9 1.7 Melanesia 2.3 2.2
Western Africa 2.2 1.7 Western Africa 2.0 2.0
Eastern Africa 2.0 1.7 Eastern Africa 1.8 1.8
Middle Africa 2.0 1.2 Middle Africa 1.5 1.5
South-Central Asia 1.5 0.88 South-Central Asia 1.2 1.1

15 10 5.0 0 5.0 10 15 15 10 5.0 0 5.0 10 15

ASR (World) per 100 000 ASR (World) per 100 000

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