LIFETIME DIAGNOSIS RATE
Currently, 1 in 16 people in the U.S. can expect to receive a lung cancer diagnosis.2,3
LUNG CANCER MORTALITY RATE
Lung cancer kills almost three times as many women as breast cancer, and almost three times as many men as prostate cancer.3
NO. 1 CANCER KILLER AMONG WOMEN
Lung cancer is the leading cancer killer among women in the U.S.2
RATE INCREASE IN WOMEN
During the past 39 years, the lung cancer death rate has fallen 29% among men while increasing 102% among women.2
DEATHS NATIONWIDE
An estimated 124,730 lung cancer deaths are expected to occur in 2025 in the U.S., accounting for about 1 in 5 of all cancer deaths nationwide.4,5
DEATHS WORLDWIDE
An estimated 1,817,469 lung cancer deaths occurred in 2022 globally, which accounts for about 19% of all cancer deaths worldwide.6
DEATHS PER DAY
Lung cancer kills 356 people each day in the U.S.2
DIAGNOSIS PER DAY
An estimated 234,000 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with lung cancer in 2025 with a new diagnosis every 2.2 minutes.1
ANYONE WITH LUNGS CAN GET LUNG CANCER
In the U.S, people who never smoke account for approximately 20% of lung cancer diagnoses each year. An estimated 46,000 non-smokers will be diagnosed with lung cancer in 2025.3
EARLY DIAGNOSIS SURVIVAL RATE
If lung cancer is caught early, before it spreads to the lymph nodes and other organs, the likelihood of surviving 5 years or more improves to 60%.2
LUNG CANCER CARE
Only 6% of federal government dollars spent on cancer research was spent on lung cancer research.1