Sauerkraut eating Germany is number 10 in the world for stomach cancer cases

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Latest stomach cancer data​

There were more than 968,784 new cases of stomach cancer in 2022. The 10 countries with the highest rates of stomach cancer and the highest number of deaths from stomach cancer in 2022 are shown in the tables below.

ASR = age-standardised rates. These are a summary measure of the rate of disease that a population would have if it had a standard age structure. Standardisation is necessary when comparing populations that differ with respect to age because age has a powerful influence on the risk of dying from cancer.

Stomach cancer rates​

The following 3 tables show total global stomach cancer incidence and rates in 2022, followed by the figures for men and women. Mongolia had the highest overall rate of stomach cancer in 2022, followed by Japan.

Rank	Country	Number	ASR/100,000
	World	968,784	9.2
1	China	358,672	13.7
2	Japan	126,724	27.6
3	India	64,611	4.5
4	Russian Federation	38,883	13.7
5	Korea, Republic of	29,267	27.0
6	United States of America	25,554	4.1
7	Brazil	23,021	7.6
8	Iran, Islamic Republic of	17,191	19.4
9	Viet Nam	16,277	13.4
10	Germany	14,088	6.4

https://www.wcrf.org/cancer-trends/stomach-cancer-statistics/

 

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Population only 83.8 million. Not much more than Thailand and much less than Philippines.

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