Archive · 29 Sep 2025
Cancer Cases and Deaths Rise in India Between 1990 and 2023
Imagine that cancer is a disease that is becoming more common.
A new study showed that in India, more people are getting cancer and dying from it.
But in other places like the United States and China, the numbers are going down.
This is because some countries have better ways to stop cancer, like vaccinations and early testing.
The study said that India needs to improve its cancer prevention and treatment to protect people's health.
Cancer cases in India rose by 26% between 1990 and 2023.
Cancer deaths in India increased by 21% during the same period.
Cancer cases declined by 19% in China between 1990 and 2023.
Cancer deaths fell by 33% in the United States from 1990-2023.
4.3 million cancer deaths in 2023 were attributed to modifiable risk factors.
- Who
- Researchers at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
- What
- A study reporting cancer cases and deaths trends in India and globally.
- When
- Between 1990 and 2023.
- Where
- India, United States, China, and globally.
- Why
- Due to factors such as tobacco use, obesity, limited access to early detection, and inadequate screening programs.
- India Cancer Cases Increase (1990-2023)
- 26%
- India Cancer Deaths Increase (1990-2023)
- 21%
- Cancer Cases Decline in US (1990-2023)
- 20%
- Cancer Deaths Decline in US (1990-2023)
- 33%
- Cancer Cases Decline in China (1990-2023)
- 19%
- Cancer Deaths Decline in China (1990-2023)
- 43%
- Cancer Deaths due to Modifiable Risk Factors (2023)
- 4.3 million