Projected cancer incidence in 2024
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Both sexes Site Number of incidence All cancers 979,300 Colon/rectum 153,200 Lung, trachea 126,200 Stomach 115,100 Prostate 91,800 Breast 91,800 Pancreas 46,700 Malignant lymphoma 37,300 Liver 36,700 Kidney and other urinary organs 30,200 Uterus 28,300 Skin 25,600 Esophagus 25,300 Bladder 24,700 Gallbladder and bile ducts 23,000 Oral cavity and pharynx 22,600 Thyroid 16,300 Leukemia 14,600 Ovary 12,700 Multiple myeloma 7,600 Brain, nervous system 5,800 Larynx 4,800 (Re-posted) (Colon) 102,700 (Rectum) 50,500 (Cervix uteri) 10,100 (Corpus uteri) 17,800 -
Male Site Number of incidence All cancers 558,300 Prostate 91,800 Colon/rectum 85,600 Lung, trachea 85,000 Stomach 78,900 Liver 25,000 Pancreas 23,700 Esophagus 20,800 Kidney and other urinary organs 20,300 Malignant lymphoma 20,000 Bladder 18,500 Oral cavity and pharynx 15,800 Skin 13,400 Gallbladder and bile ducts 12,600 Leukemia 8,600 Thyroid 4,500 Larynx 4,300 Multiple myeloma 4,100 Brain, nervous system 3,100 Breast 600 (Re-posted) (Colon) 54,000 (Rectum) 31,700 -
Female Site Number of incidence All cancers 421,000 Breast 91,100 Colon/rectum 67,600 Lung, trachea 41,200 Stomach 36,200 Uterus 28,300 Pancreas 23,000 Malignant lymphoma 17,200 Ovary 12,700 Skin 12,200 Thyroid 11,800 Liver 11,700 Gallbladder and bile ducts 10,400 Kidney and other urinary organs 9,800 Oral cavity and pharynx 6,800 Bladder 6,100 Leukemia 6,000 Esophagus 4,500 Multiple myeloma 3,500 Brain, nervous system 2,700 Larynx 400 (Re-posted) (Colon) 48,700 (Rectum) 18,900 (Cervix uteri) 10,100 (Corpus uteri) 17,800
Projected cancer deaths in 2024
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Both sexes Site Number of death All cancers 393,100 Lung, trachea 77,900 Colon/rectum 54,500 Pancreas 41,200 Stomach 39,900 Liver 23,600 Gallbladder and bile ducts 17,800 Breast (female) 15,900 Malignant lymphoma 14,700 Prostate 14,000 Esophagus 11,000 Kidney and other urinary organs 10,200 Leukemia 10,100 Bladder 9,900 Oral cavity and pharynx 8,800 Uterus 7,200 Ovary 5,200 Multiple myeloma 4,400 Brain, nervous system 3,200 Thyroid 2,000 Skin 1,900 Larynx 800 (Re-posted) (Colon) 38,400 (Rectum) 16,100 (Cervix uteri) 3,000 (Corpus uteri) 2,900 -
Male Site Number of death All cancers 227,800 Lung, trachea 54,400 Colon/rectum 28,600 Stomach 26,100 Pancreas 20,400 Liver 15,700 Prostate 14,000 Gallbladder and bile ducts 9,500 Esophagus 8,900 Malignant lymphoma 8,200 Bladder 6,800 Kidney and other urinary organs 6,400 Oral cavity and pharynx 6,300 Leukemia 6,300 Multiple myeloma 2,200 Brain, nervous system 1,800 Skin 1,000 Larynx 700 Thyroid 700 (Re-posted) (Colon) 18,600 (Rectum) 10,000 -
Female Site Number of death All cancers 165,300 Colon/rectum 25,900 Lung, trachea 23,500 Pancreas 20,900 Breast 15,900 Stomach 13,800 Gallbladder and bile ducts 8,300 Liver 7,900 Uterus 7,200 Malignant lymphoma 6,500 Ovary 5,200 Leukemia 3,900 Kidney and other urinary organs 3,800 Bladder 3,200 Oral cavity and pharynx 2,500 Multiple myeloma 2,200 Esophagus 2,200 Brain, nervous system 1,400 Thyroid 1,300 Skin 900 Larynx 100 (Re-posted) (Colon) 19,800 (Rectum) 6,100 (Cervix uteri) 3,000 (Corpus uteri) 2,900
*Projection for incidence and mortality was performed by multiplying the sex-, age- and site-specific incidence rates by sex- and age-specific population projection. Details of population projection is provided in the external site Population Projections for Japan: 2016 to 2065.
Last Update：2025/02/05 [ Update history ]
Update history
| 2025/02/05 | Projected Cancer Statistics, 2024 were released |
| 2024/01/18 | Projected Cancer Statistics, 2023 were released |
| 2022/06/22 | Projected Cancer Statistics, 2022 were released |