Text Alternative for Graphic Trends in Cancer Incidences Rates by Sex and Age, 1998 – 2021

There are separate graphics for the younger age group (ages 0 to 49) and the middle age group (ages 50 to 64). Each graph has a color-coded curve for males (blue) and a curve for females (pink).

The y-axis on the graph shows the cancer incidence rate per 100,000 people and the scale is 0 to 150 for ages 0 to 49 and 0 to 1,000 for ages 50 to 64.

The x axis shows the year of diagnosis from 1998 to 2021.

A single point at 2020 for incidence is shown separate from the trendline due to declines in cancer incidence during the COVID-19 pandemic because of less cancer screenings and healthcare visits. 

For ages 49 and younger

Males. Rates remained stable from 1998 to 2021 from 74 to 73 cases per 100,000 men.

Females. Rates increased from about 113 cases per 100,000 in 1998 to 141 per 100,000 in 2021.

For ages 50 to 64

Males. Cancer incidence rates declined from around 940 cases per 100,000 in 1998 to 830 cases per 100,000 in 2021.

Females. Cancer incidence increased from around 805 cases per 100,000 in 1998 to 832 cases per 100,000 in 2021.

Relation of males to females. Following increasing cancer incidence rates among women and declining rates among men, rates among women surpassed those of men in 2021.