Cancer mortality rate in Italy 2006-2020

According to the data, the number of individuals who died from a tumor in Italy decreased constantly between 2006 and 2020. Indeed, the rate of deaths due to cancer among Italians dropped from 28.7 deaths per 10,000 inhabitants in 2006 to 23.9 in 2020. Moreover, in Italy, the cancer mortality rates among women and men are lower than the ones observed in the European Union.

Women’s cancer

Breast cancer is the most common and deadliest type of cancer among women in Italy. As a matter of fact, around 834 thousand women in Italy were living with a diagnosis of breast cancer in 2022, and over 12 thousand died from it in 2021. Colorectal and lung cancer follow in the list of the most frequently diagnosed cancers among females in Italy.

Men’s cancer

The most frequently diagnosed cancer among males in Italy is prostate cancer. Lung cancer, which is also the deadliest type of cancer for men, follows. As of 2022, the number of men living with a diagnosis of prostate cancer in Italy amounted to 564 thousand, while the number of new cases of prostate cancer during that year was estimated at 40.5 thousand.