The German Centre for Cancer Registry Data (ZfKD) provides the topical cancer statistics for Germany. In an interactive database query you will get information on incidence and mortality rates as well as for prevalence and survival rates for different types of cancer.

Data set

Using the data of the epidemiological cancer registries in Germany as a basis, the Centre for Cancer Registry Data estimates the number of all newly diagnosed cancer cases each year in Germany. The completeness of the capture in the individual federal states is, however, very heterogeneous. As there are still some relevant differences in registration completeness, estimation by the ZfKD is still necessary. Incidences with small numbers of cases might fluctuate due to the projection method.

Further information about calculation methods

The Federal Statistical Office Germany has provided the data on cancer mortality.

Most federal states transmitted their data at the end of 2023 / beginning of 2024.

According to the Federal Cancer Registry Data Act, the federal states are obliged to provide the ZfKD with data on cancer cases that is as complete as possible once a year. With the last amendment to the Act, this deadline was shortened from two years after the end of a calendar year to one year. However, experience has shown that it can sometimes take a little longer for all cases to be reported or successfully traced back and processed in the state cancer registries. The figures for the last incidence year (2022) in particular should therefore still be regarded as provisional; we expect a subsequent increase in the single-digit percentage range.

The incidence for the age groups 0-19 for 2022 was not yet available, so these numbers were taken from 2021.

Note on the survival rates

The survival rates are average values. It is therefore not possible to derive individual prognoses for patients from them. In individual cases, there are many different factors that can influence the course of the disease.