Key Statistics for Vulvar Cancer
The American Cancer Society's estimates for vulvar cancer in the United States for 2025 are:
- About 7,480 cancers of the vulva will be diagnosed.
- About 1,770 women will die of this cancer.
In the United States, vulvar cancer accounts for about 0.7% of all cancers in women. Women have about a 1 in 333 chance of developing vulvar cancer at some point during their life.
Visit the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Statistics Center for more key statistics.
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Developed by the American Cancer Society medical and editorial content team with medical review and contribution by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).
American Cancer Society. Cancer Facts & Figures 2025. Atlanta: American Cancer Society; 2025. Available at https://www.cancer.org/research/cancer-facts-statistics/all-cancer-facts-figures/2025-cancer-facts-figures.html.
National Cancer Institute. Cancer Stat Facts: Vulvar Cancer. 2025. Accessed at https://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/vulva.html on January 17, 2025.
Last Revised: May 2, 2025
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