Cancer in men 2022

Cancer in women 2022

The numbers of cases of the most common cancers by different age group in 2022

Children and youth

Under 20-year-olds

Adults

20-69 year-olds

The rest of the people

70+

Cancer in 2040

Projected development of cancer incidence until 2040.

%

New cancer cases

The annual number of new cancer cases is projected to increase by 24 percent. This increase is mainly due to the aging population.

%

Age group 75+

The number of cancer cases diagnosed in people over 75 years old is expected to increase by 63 percent, from 15,810 cases to 25,800 cases.

%

The largest increase

Among the most common cancers, the number of melanoma cases will increase relatively the most.

Statistic application

You can use the Finnish Cancer Registry’s interactive statistic application to browse statistics, view them in graphs and tables, and download the statistics you select to your own computer.

More detailed statistics from the interactive statistic application

Key statistics

Cancer-report