Growing evidence suggests that physical activity lowers the risk of several types of cancer. In 2022, people aged 80 to 84 years in the U.S. had the highest incidence of physical inactivity-associated cancers, with a rate of 466 cases per 100,000 people. This graph shows the rate of new physical inactivity-related cancers per 100,000 people in the United States in 2022, by age group.
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Rate of new physical inactivity-associated cancers in the United States in 2022, by age group
(per 100,000 people)
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CDC. (June 1, 2025). Rate of new physical inactivity-associated cancers in the United States in 2022, by age group (per 100,000 people) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311146/rate-physical-inactivity-associated-cancers-by-age-group/
CDC. "Rate of new physical inactivity-associated cancers in the United States in 2022, by age group (per 100,000 people)." Chart. June 1, 2025. Statista. Accessed July 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311146/rate-physical-inactivity-associated-cancers-by-age-group/
CDC. (2025). Rate of new physical inactivity-associated cancers in the United States in 2022, by age group (per 100,000 people). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311146/rate-physical-inactivity-associated-cancers-by-age-group/
CDC. "Rate of New Physical Inactivity-associated Cancers in The United States in 2022, by Age Group (per 100,000 People)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311146/rate-physical-inactivity-associated-cancers-by-age-group/
CDC, Rate of new physical inactivity-associated cancers in the United States in 2022, by age group (per 100,000 people) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311146/rate-physical-inactivity-associated-cancers-by-age-group/ (last visited July 15, 2025)
Rate of new physical inactivity-associated cancers in the United States in 2022, by age group (per 100,000 people) [Graph], CDC, June 1, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311146/rate-physical-inactivity-associated-cancers-by-age-group/
