Growing evidence suggests that physical activity lowers the risk of several types of cancer. In the United States, between 2017 and 2021, postmenopausal female breast cancer was the type of inactivity-associated cancer with the highest incidence, with a rate of around 348 per 100,000 people. This graph shows the rate of physical inactivity-related cancers per 100,000 people from 2017 to 2021 in the United States, by cancer type.
Rate of new physical inactivity-associated cancers in the United States from 2017 to 2021, by cancer type
(per 100,000 people)
Characteristic
Rate per 100,000 people
Postmenopausal Female Breast
348.1
All Physical inactivity-associated Cancers
91.3
Corpus and Uterus, NOS
27.8
Colon
25.6
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CDC. (June 13, 2024). Rate of new physical inactivity-associated cancers in the United States from 2017 to 2021, by cancer type (per 100,000 people) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311097/rate-physical-inactivity-associated-cancers-by-cancer-type/
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