A bar chart titled 'Share of cancer deaths linked to tobacco use by cancer type, World, 2023', showing percentages of deaths for various cancer types. Larynx cancer has the highest share at 69.1%, followed by Lung, tracheal and bronchus at 61.9%. The chart lists multiple cancer types with their corresponding percentages.
Bar chart illustrating the percentage of cancer deaths attributed to tobacco use for different cancer types globally in 2023, with Larynx and Lung cancers having the highest shares.
Share of cancer deaths linked to tobacco use by cancer type, World, 2023 Share of cancer deaths attributed to the risk factor tobacco. This includes smoking, chewing tobacco and secondhand smoke. Larynx 69.1% Lung, tracheal and bronchus 61.9% Other pharynx 43.4% Esophageal 39.4% Lip and oral 35.6% Bladder 25.1% Nasopharynx 23% Pancreatic 13.9% Stomach 11.4% Leukemia 10.7% Liver 10.4% Kidney 9.7% Breast 7% Cervical 6.5% Colon and rectum 4.3% Prostate 3.1% Our World in Data Data source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2025) OurWorldInData.org/cancer | CC BY