| BY THE NUMBERS |
Bladder Cancer Overview & Stats
About
83,730
new cases will be
diagnosed in 2021
Smoking accounts for
47%
of all these new cases
About 17,200 people will die from bladder cancer this year*
*mortality rates are going down
For
85%
of people, blood in the
urine is the first sign
of bladder cancer
75% of patients with bladder cancer have NMIBC vs. 25% MIBC
In the U.S., bladder
cancer is the
4th
most common cancer in men
6th
most common cancer overall
![](/urologyhealth/bladdercancer/by-the-numbers/30636/BTN_1.1440_0_1.png)
4 TOP Causes of Death in Black Women
![](/urologyhealth/bladdercancer/by-the-numbers/30569/graphic_elements_07.128_0_1.png)
Cancer (breast, lung
and colon)
![](/urologyhealth/bladdercancer/by-the-numbers/30570/graphic_elements_08.128_0_1.png)
Diabetes
![](/urologyhealth/bladdercancer/by-the-numbers/30571/graphic_elements_09.128_0_1.png)
Heart Disease
![](/urologyhealth/bladdercancer/by-the-numbers/30572/graphic_elements_10.128_0_1.png)
Stroke
![](/urologyhealth/bladdercancer/by-the-numbers/30638/BTN_3.1440_0_1.png)
White people are
2X more likely
to get bladder cancer
than any other race
![](/urologyhealth/bladdercancer/by-the-numbers/30637/BTN_2.1440_0_1.png)
While exact causes are not known, the 3 most common causes in women are:
![](/urologyhealth/bladdercancer/by-the-numbers/30625/fall_21_BTN_icons_01.128_0_1.png)
Pregnancy & Childbirth
![](/urologyhealth/bladdercancer/by-the-numbers/30626/fall_21_BTN_icons_02.128_0_1.png)
Aging
![](/urologyhealth/bladdercancer/by-the-numbers/30627/fall_21_BTN_icons_03.128_0_1.png)
Obesity
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