Epidemiology of Prostate Cancer: Worldwide

Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer among men worldwide.

The incidence of prostate cancer varies by country.

It is particularly high in New Zealand/Australia, Western Europe and Northen America.



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Open the Cancer Today interactive website to see the data on each country


References:

  1. Rawla P. Epidemiology of Prostate Cancer. World J Oncol. 2019;10(2):63-89. doi:10.14740/wjon1191
  2. Sung H, Ferlay J, Siegel RL, et al. Global Cancer Statistics 2020: GLOBOCAN Estimates of Incidence and Mortality Worldwide for 36 Cancers in 185 Countries. CA Cancer J Clin. 2021;71(3):209-249. doi:10.3322/caac.21660