Every minute, five people in the EU are diagnosed with cancer

Omissions

• The figure of 5 per minute is a rounded estimate based on approximately 2.7 million new cases annually
• The data refers to 2024 estimates from the Joint Research Centre, representing the most recent complete data available before the claim date
• The figure includes all EU Member States

Sources

• PrimaryJoint Research Centre - European Commission (ECIS)2.7 million new cancer cases in 2024 in EU Member States, equivalent to approximately 5.14 cases per minute
• SecondaryOECD - Health at a Glance Europe 2024In 2022, about 1.3 million women and 1.5 million men in EU countries were expected to be diagnosed with cancer (2.8 million total)