AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -A cancer death rate is also called a cancer mortality rate. It describes the number of cancer deaths (the number of people who die from cancer) out of 100, 000 people in one 1 year. Typically, researchers look at the most recent 5 years that have data available.

Detailed explanation-2: -How Many People Die of Cancer Each Year? In 2022, an estimated 609, 360 people will die of cancer in the United States. Lung and bronchus cancer is responsible for the most deaths with 130, 180 people expected to die from this disease.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cancer continues to be the second most common cause of death in the US, after heart disease. A total of 1.9 million new cancer cases and 609, 360 deaths from cancer are expected to occur in the US in 2022, which is about 1, 670 deaths a day.

Detailed explanation-4: -Results: The estimated number of incident cases of cancer in India for the year 2022 was found to be 14, 61, 427 (crude rate:100.4 per 100, 000). In India, one in nine people are likely to develop cancer in his/her lifetime. Lung and breast cancers were the leading sites of cancer in males and females, respectively.