Projected cancer incidence in 2023
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Both sexes Site Number of incidence All cancers 1,033,800 Colon/rectum 161,100 Lung, trachea 132,000 Stomach 129,900 Prostate 98,600 Breast 98,000 Pancreas 45,900 Liver 39,300 Malignant lymphoma 37,900 Kidney and other urinary organs 31,500 Uterus 29,100 Esophagus 27,100 Skin 27,000 Bladder 24,800 Oral cavity and pharynx 24,200 Gallbladder and bile ducts 23,700 Thyroid 18,600 Leukemia 14,700 Ovary 13,400 Multiple myeloma 8,000 Brain, nervous system 5,900 Larynx 5,300 (Re-posted) (Colon) 107,700 (Rectum) 53,400 (Cervix uteri) 10,700 (Corpus uteri) 18,000 -
Male Site Number of incidence All cancers 589,200 Prostate 98,600 Colon/rectum 90,700 Stomach 89,100 Lung, trachea 88,200 Liver 26,600 Pancreas 23,300 Esophagus 22,300 Kidney and other urinary organs 21,400 Malignant lymphoma 20,000 Bladder 18,600 Oral cavity and pharynx 16,800 Skin 13,800 Gallbladder and bile ducts 12,800 Leukemia 8,600 Thyroid 4,900 Larynx 4,800 Multiple myeloma 4,300 Brain, nervous system 3,200 Breast 700 (Re-posted) (Colon) 57,100 (Rectum) 33,600 -
Female Site Number of incidence All cancers 444,600 Breast 97,300 Colon/rectum 70,400 Lung, trachea 43,800 Stomach 40,800 Uterus 29,100 Pancreas 22,700 Malignant lymphoma 17,800 Thyroid 13,800 Ovary 13,400 Skin 13,200 Liver 12,700 Gallbladder and bile ducts 10,900 Kidney and other urinary organs 10,200 Oral cavity and pharynx 7,400 Bladder 6,300 Leukemia 6,000 Esophagus 4,800 Multiple myeloma 3,700 Brain, nervous system 2,800 Larynx 400 (Re-posted) (Colon) 50,600 (Rectum) 19,800 (Cervix uteri) 10,700 (Corpus uteri) 18,000
Projected cancer deaths in 2023
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Both sexes Site Number of death All cancers 395,700 Lung, trachea 78,700 Colon/rectum 54,400 Stomach 41,800 Pancreas 40,400 Liver 24,300 Gallbladder and bile ducts 18,300 Breast (female) 16,100 Malignant lymphoma 14,500 Prostate 14,000 Esophagus 11,100 Kidney and other urinary organs 10,100 Leukemia 10,000 Bladder 9,900 Oral cavity and pharynx 8,600 Uterus 7,200 Ovary 5,200 Multiple myeloma 4,500 Brain, nervous system 3,100 Thyroid 1,900 Skin 1,900 Larynx 800 (Re-posted) (Colon) 38,200 (Rectum) 16,200 (Cervix uteri) 3,000 (Corpus uteri) 2,900 -
Male Site Number of death All cancers 229,400 Lung, trachea 55,200 Colon/rectum 28,700 Stomach 27,200 Pancreas 20,100 Liver 16,200 Prostate 14,000 Gallbladder and bile ducts 9,800 Esophagus 9,000 Malignant lymphoma 7,900 Bladder 6,600 Kidney and other urinary organs 6,400 Leukemia 6,100 Oral cavity and pharynx 6,100 Multiple myeloma 2,300 Brain, nervous system 1,700 Skin 900 Larynx 700 Thyroid 600 (Re-posted) (Colon) 18,700 (Rectum) 10,100 -
Female Site Number of death All cancers 166,300 Colon/rectum 25,600 Lung, trachea 23,500 Pancreas 20,400 Breast 16,100 Stomach 14,600 Gallbladder and bile ducts 8,500 Liver 8,100 Uterus 7,200 Malignant lymphoma 6,500 Ovary 5,200 Leukemia 3,800 Kidney and other urinary organs 3,700 Bladder 3,300 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) 19,500 (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：2024/01/18 [ Update history ]
Update history
| 2024/01/18 | Projected Cancer Statistics, 2023 were released |
| 2022/06/22 | Projected Cancer Statistics, 2022 were released |
| 2021/07/12 | Projected Cancer Statistics, 2021 were released |