Key Statistics for Bladder Cancer

The information below is an overview of the latest statistics for bladder cancer in the United States in 2025.

How common is bladder cancer?

Bladder cancer is more common in men than women. The American Cancer Society’s estimates for bladder cancer in the United States for 2025 are:

• About 84,870 new cases of bladder cancer (about 65,080 in men and 19,790 in women)
• About 17,420 deaths from bladder cancer (about 12,640 in men and 4,780 in women)

Risk for bladder cancer

Smoking is the biggest risk factor for bladder cancer. Other risk factors include exposure to chemicals in certain occupations such as painters, metal workers, leather workers, miners, manufacturers of plastics, and firefighters. People who are born with a bladder defect or people who have had to use a urinary catheter for a long time are also at higher risk for bladder cancer.

Trends in bladder cancer incidence

In recent years, incidence rates have decreased by 1% per year in both men and women. This is likely due to a decline in smoking in both men and women, especially in developed countries.

Trends in bladder cancer deaths

Bladder cancer is the 10th leading cause of cancer death in the United States. The chance that any woman will die from bladder cancer cancer is about 1 in 333 (about 0.3%). The chance that any man will die from bladder cancer is about 1 in 125 (about 0.8%).

Bladder cancer death rates have been stable for decades, and recently decreased by 1% per year since 2013. The decrease in death rates is believed to be the result of finding bladder cancer earlier through increased awareness and better treatments.

To learn about survival statistics, see Survival Rates for Bladder Cancer.

Visit the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Statistics Center for more key statistics.