Ranking of cancer by number of deaths in 2017

Data extracted from the Global Burden of Diseases Study 2017

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Rank Cancer Number of deaths (x103)
1Lung1883.1
2Colorectal896.0
3Stomach865.0
4Liver819.4
5Breast611.6
6Pancreatic441.1
7Esophageal436.0
8Prostate415.9
9Head and neck380.6
10Leukemia347.6
11Cervical259.7
12Non-Hodgkin248.6
13Brain247.1
14Bladder196.5
15Ovarian176.0
16Gallbladder174.0
17Kidney138.5
18Skin126.8
19Multiple myeloma107.1
20Uterine85.2
21Thyroid41.2
22Hodgkin's32.6
23Mesothelioma29.9
24Testicular7.7