US Cancer Deaths, 1970-2021
Estimated, projected or actual
All sites, male and female, not age adjusted
Year Deaths Type URL of source
2021 608,570 Projected https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33433946/
2020 606,520 Projected https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31912902/
2019 606,880 Projected https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30620402/
2018 609,640 Projected https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.3322/caac.21442
2018 599,274 Actual https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/research/update-on-cancer-deaths/data-tables.htm
2017 600, 920 Projected https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.3322/caac.21387
2017 599,108 Actual https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/research/update-on-cancer-deaths/data-tables.htm
2016 595,690 Projected https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.3322/caac.21332
2016 598,038 Actual https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/research/update-on-cancer-deaths/data-tables.htm
2015 589,430 Projected https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.3322/caac.21254
2015 595,930 Actual https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/research/update-on-cancer-deaths/data-tables.htm
2014 585,720 Projected https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.3322/caac.21208
2014 591,700 Actual https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/research/update-on-cancer-deaths/data-tables.htm
2013 580,350 Projected https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23335087/
2013 584,881 Actual https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/research/update-on-cancer-deaths/data-tables.htm
2012 577,190 Projected https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22237781/
2012 582,623 Actual https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/research/update-on-cancer-deaths/data-tables.htm
2011 571,950 Projected https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.3322/caac.20121
2011 576,691 Actual https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/research/update-on-cancer-deaths/data-tables.htm
2010 569,490 Projected https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.3322/caac.20073
2010 574,743 Actual https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/research/update-on-cancer-deaths/data-tables.htm
2009 562,340 Projected https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.3322/caac.20006
2009 567,628 Actual https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/research/update-on-cancer-deaths/data-tables.htm
2008 565,650 Projected https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.3322/CA.2007.0010
2008 565,469 Actual https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/research/update-on-cancer-deaths/data-tables.htm
2007 559,650 Projected https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.3322/canjclin.57.1.43
2007 562,875 Actual https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/research/update-on-cancer-deaths/data-tables.htm
2006 564,830 Projected https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.3322/canjclin.56.2.106
2006 559,888 Actual https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/research/update-on-cancer-deaths/data-tables.htm
2005 570,280 Projected https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.3322/canjclin.55.1.10
2005 559,312 Actual https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/research/update-on-cancer-deaths/data-tables.htm
2004 563,700 Projected https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14974761/
2004 553,888 Actual https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/research/update-on-cancer-deaths/data-tables.htm
2003 556,500 Projected https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12568441/
2003 556,902 Actual https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/research/update-on-cancer-deaths/data-tables.htm
2002 555,500 Projected https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11814064/
2002 557,271 Actual https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/research/update-on-cancer-deaths/data-tables.htm
2001 553,400 Projected https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11814064/
2001 553,768 Actual https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/research/update-on-cancer-deaths/data-tables.htm
2000 552,200 Projected https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10735013/
2000 553,091 Actual https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/research/update-on-cancer-deaths/data-tables.htm
1999 563,100 Projected https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.3322/canjclin.49.1.8
1999 549,838 Actual https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/research/update-on-cancer-deaths/data-tables.htm
1998 564,800 Projected https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9449931/
1997 560,000 Projected https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.3322/canjclin.47.1.5
1996 554,740 Projected https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8548526/
1995 547,000 Projected https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.3322/canjclin.45.1.8
1994 538,000 Projected https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.3322/canjclin.44.1.7
1993 526,000 Projected https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.3322/canjclin.43.1.7
1992 520,000 Projected https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.3322/canjclin.42.1.19
1991 514,000 Projected https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.3322/canjclin.41.1.19
1990 510,000 Projected https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.3322/canjclin.40.1.9
1989 502,000 Projected https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.3322/canjclin.39.1.3
1988 494,000 Projected https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.3322/canjclin.38.1.5
1987 483,000 Projected https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.3322/canjclin.37.1.2
1986 472,000 Projected https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.3322/canjclin.36.1.9
1985 462,000 Projected https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.3322/canjclin.35.1.19
1984 450,000 Projected https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.3322/canjclin.34.1.7
1983 440,000 Projected https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.3322/canjclin.33.1.9
1982 430,000 Projected https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.3322/canjclin.32.1.15
1981 420,000 Projected https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.3322/canjclin.31.1.13
1980 405,000 Projected https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.3322/canjclin.30.1.23
1979 395,000 Projected https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.3322/canjclin.29.1.6
1978 390,000 Projected https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.3322/canjclin.28.1.17
1977 385,000 Projected https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.3322/canjclin.27.1.26
1976 370,000 Projected https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.3322/canjclin.26.1.14
1975 365,000 Projected https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.3322/canjclin.25.1.8
1974 355,000 Projected https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.3322/canjclin.24.1.2
1973 350,000 Projected https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.3322/canjclin.23.1.2
1972 345,000 Projected https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.3322/canjclin.22.1.2
1971 335,000 Projected https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.3322/canjclin.21.1.13
1970 330,000 Projected https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.3322/canjclin.20.1.10