Share of all cancer deaths by risk factor, United States

Estimated annual share of all cancer deaths attributed to each risk factor.

199020211995200020052010201520%Tobacco

Data source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2024) – Learn more about this data

Note: To allow for comparisons between countries and over time, this metric is age-standardized. Multiple risk factors can contribute tothe same deaths; therefore, deaths from different risk factors cannot be summed up.

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