Every year 16,000 new cases of cancer are diagnosed in the Basque Country, but survival exceeds 57%
Breast or prostate cancer is the most prevalent, with a survival rate of between 75% and 85% at the age of five. Child cancer survival also improves: children under 15 have survival rates of around 80%, according to Osakidetza data.
February 4 is World Cancer Day , the leading cause of death in the Basque Country. According to Eustat data for the second quarter of 2025, tumors accounted for about 28% of community deaths.
However, the data raise expectations: everyyear 16,000 new cases of cancer are diagnosed in the Basque Country , but survival exceeds 57%. Breast or prostate cancer is the most exceeded, with 75-85% survival at five years.
Child cancer survival has also improved: children under 15 have survival rates close to 80%, according to Osakidetza data.
The survival rate has doubled over the past four decades. Espain-State, along with Switzerland, Finland and Estonia, is one of the most cancer surviving places in Europe.
According to WHO data, nearly four out of ten cases of cancer worldwide are related to tobacco consumption, alcohol, overweight and physical inactivity, pollution and ultraviolet radiation.
Worldwide, 37.8% of cancer cases were expected last year worldwide (18.7 million). Of all cases, smoking was the most common preventable cause.
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