Vaginal and Vulvar Cancers Statistics

Vaginal and vulvar cancers are very rare. While all women are at risk for these cancers, very few will get them. Together, they account for 6% to 7% of all gynecologic cancers diagnosed in the United States.

In 2014 (the most recent year numbers are available)—

  • 1,312 women in the United States were diagnosed with vaginal cancer.
  • 430 women in the United States died from vaginal cancer.
  • 5,133 women in the United States were diagnosed with vulvar cancer.
  • 1,085 women in the United States died from vulvar cancer.

Data source: U.S. Cancer Statistics Working Group. United States Cancer Statistics: 1999–2014 Incidence and Mortality Web-based Report. Atlanta (GA): Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Cancer Institute; 2017. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/uscs.

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