Cancer is the leading cause of death in China. According to the latest statistics available, in 2022 approximately 4,824,700 new cancer cases and 2,574,200 new cancer deaths occurred in the country. These figures are set to rise significantly over the next five years or so.
While there has been some success in reducing the incidences of certain types of cancer, including breast cancer and digestive system cancers, the prognosis remains grim. But why is China prone to such high cancer mortality rates, and what are the the leading cancers ranked by death?
Click through and find out what's driving China's growing cancer burden.