Adenocarcinoma is the most common type of cancer of the esophagus among White people, while squamous cell carcinoma is more common in African Americans. Overall, the rates of esophageal cancer in the United States have been fairly stable for many years, but over the past decade they have been decreasing slightly. (See Esophageal Cancer Risk Factors to learn about factors that can affect these chances.) The lifetime risk of esophageal cancer in the United States is about 1 in 125 in men and about 1 in 417 in women. About 16,120 deaths from esophageal cancer (12,920 in men and 3,200 in women)Įsophageal cancer is more common among men than among women.About 21,560 new esophageal cancer cases diagnosed (17,030 in men and 4,530 in women).The American Cancer Society’s estimates for esophageal cancer in the United States for 2023 are:
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