Cancer

• Percent of adults who have ever been diagnosed with cancer: 9.7% (2023)

Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2023

• Number of visits to physician offices with neoplasms as the primary diagnosis: 26.3 million

Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2018 National Summary Tables, table 13 [PDF – 704 KB]

• 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]

• Percent of adult day services center participants diagnosed with cancer: 5.3%

Source: 2018 NSLTCP: Adult Day Services Center Participant Public Use File (PUF) Codebook, Question 14 [PDF – 249 KB]

• Percent of residential care community residents diagnosed with cancer: 8.5%

Source: 2018 NSLTCP: Residential Care Community Resident Public Use File (PUF) Codebook, Question 13 [PDF – 208 KB]

• Number of deaths: 608,371
• Deaths per 100,000 population: 182.5
• Cause of death rank: 2

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2022) via CDC WONDER

• Ambulatory Health Care Data
• Mortality Statistics
• National Health Interview Survey
• National Post-acute and Long-term Care Study
• CDC Cancer Prevention and Control
• National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
• National Cancer Institute
• American Cancer Society