Lip, oral cavity

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 4 653 0.22 2 690 0.28 1 963 0.18 2 980 0.16 1 716 0.20 1 264 0.12
Middle Africa 1 431 0.18 879 0.23 552 0.13 904 0.12 552 0.16 352 0.09
Northern Africa 3 216 0.16 1 727 0.19 1 489 0.14 1 466 0.07 739 0.08 727 0.06
Southern Africa 2 132 0.45 1 305 0.66 827 0.28 914 0.20 596 0.33 318 0.10
Western Africa 2 854 0.16 1 573 0.17 1 281 0.14 1 824 0.11 1 003 0.12 821 0.10
Caribbean 1 679 0.33 1 193 0.53 486 0.16 668 0.12 482 0.20 186 0.04
Central America 2 018 0.12 886 0.12 1 132 0.12 853 0.05 446 0.06 407 0.04
South America 14 191 0.29 9 636 0.46 4 555 0.14 6 027 0.12 4 252 0.21 1 775 0.05
Northern America 27 469 0.51 18 513 0.73 8 956 0.29 4 985 0.08 3 224 0.11 1 761 0.04
Eastern Asia 51 158 0.21 33 658 0.29 17 500 0.13 21 933 0.08 14 083 0.11 7 850 0.05
South-Eastern Asia 18 381 0.29 11 297 0.38 7 084 0.21 9 925 0.15 6 409 0.21 3 516 0.09
South-Central Asia 174 448 1.01 130 725 1.48 43 723 0.53 98 015 0.59 72 311 0.84 25 704 0.33
Western Asia 4 373 0.20 2 716 0.26 1 657 0.14 1 737 0.08 958 0.09 779 0.06
Central and Eastern Europe 26 083 0.61 19 884 1.12 6 199 0.21 12 490 0.29 9 761 0.56 2 729 0.09
Western Europe 17 770 0.55 11 127 0.76 6 643 0.36 5 133 0.14 3 419 0.21 1 714 0.07
Southern Europe 12 387 0.42 7 926 0.61 4 461 0.23 4 234 0.13 2 751 0.20 1 483 0.06
Northern Europe 9 039 0.54 5 582 0.72 3 457 0.36 2 718 0.14 1 714 0.20 1 004 0.08
Australia and New Zealand 3 096 0.70 2 070 1.01 1 026 0.41 469 0.09 281 0.13 188 0.05
Melanesia 1 299 2.05 796 2.82 503 1.35 468 0.82 313 1.19 155 0.48
Polynesia 20 0.32 16 0.52 4 0.12 8 0.11 7 0.22 1 0
Micronesia 16 0.36 12 0.64 4 0.12 6 0.16 5 0.34 1 0
Low HDI 10 126 0.22 5 883 0.27 4 243 0.17 6 251 0.15 3 622 0.18 2 629 0.12
Medium HDI 177 018 0.91 132 012 1.35 45 006 0.48 99 662 0.53 73 289 0.77 26 373 0.29
High HDI 72 418 0.21 46 009 0.29 26 409 0.14 34 765 0.10 22 857 0.14 11 908 0.06
Very high HDI 118 036 0.50 80 219 0.76 37 817 0.26 37 048 0.14 25 230 0.23 11 818 0.06
World 377 713 0.46 264 211 0.68 113 502 0.26 177 757 0.22 125 022 0.32 52 735 0.12

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

Africa N.America* Africa

(3.8%) (2.8%) (3%)

LAC** LAC** LAC**

(4.7%) (4.2%) (4.9%)

N.America* Africa N.America*

(7.3%) (4.6%) (9.2%) Asia
Asia (60.9%)
Europe (65.8%) Europe Asia Europe
(17.3%) (13.8%) (74%) (20.6%)

Population Number Population Number Population Number

Asia 248 360 Asia 131 610 Asia 584 403
Europe 65 279 Europe 24 575 Europe 197 515
*Northern America 27 469 Africa 8 088 *Northern America 88 196
**Latin America and the Caribbean 17 888 **Latin America and the Caribbean 7 548 **Latin America and the Caribbean 47 348
Africa 14 286 *Northern America 4 985 Africa 29 134
Oceania 4 431 Oceania 951 Oceania 12 652
Total 377 713 Total 177 757 Total 959 248

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 Age standardized (World) incidence rates, lip, oral cavity, males, all ages

≥ 6.5
4.5–6.5
2.6–4.5
2.0–2.6 Not applicable
1.4–2.0 No data
< 1.4

Age standardized (World) incidence rates, lip, oral cavity, females, all ages

≥ 2.5
1.8–2.5
1.4–1.8
1.1–1.4 Not applicable
0.79–1.1 No data
< 0.79

Data source: GLOBOCAN 2020

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

Males Females Incidence Mortality

Melanesia 22.2 11.9 Melanesia 16.7 6.5

South-Central Asia 13.3 4.6 South-Central Asia 9.0 5.1
Central and Eastern Europe 9.2 1.9 Australia and New Zealand 6.0 0.76
Australia and New Zealand 8.5 3.6 Central and Eastern Europe 5.1 2.4
Western Europe 6.2 3.1 Western Europe 4.6 1.1
Northern America 6.0 2.6 Northern Europe 4.5 1.2
Northern Europe 6.0 3.1 Northern America 4.2 0.66
World 6.0 2.3 World 4.1 1.9
Southern Africa 5.3 2.6 Southern Africa 3.8 1.7
Southern Europe 5.2 2.1 Southern Europe 3.6 1.1
Micronesia 4.7 1.3 Caribbean 2.9 1.1
Caribbean 4.5 1.4 Micronesia 2.8 1.2
Polynesia 4.4 1.0 Polynesia 2.7 1.1
South America 4.0 1.4 South America 2.6 1.1
South-Eastern Asia 3.3 1.8 South-Eastern Asia 2.5 1.4
Eastern Asia 2.6 1.2 Eastern Africa 1.9 1.3
Eastern Africa 2.4 1.5 Eastern Asia 1.9 0.75
Western Asia 2.2 1.3 Western Asia 1.7 0.69
Middle Africa 2.0 1.1 Middle Africa 1.6 1.0
Northern Africa 1.7 1.3 Northern Africa 1.5 0.69
Western Africa 1.5 1.1 Western Africa 1.3 0.91
Central America 1.0 1.1 Central America 1.1 0.44

30 20 10 0 10 20 30 25 20 15 10 5.0 0 5.0 10 15 20 25
ASR (World) per 100 000 ASR (World) per 100 000

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