According to data shared by the Union minister of state for health and family welfare, Prataprao Jadhav, in response to a question raised by Rajya Sabha member Neeraj Shekhar, Karnataka’s estimated cancer incidence increased from 88,126 cases in 2021 to 97,130 in 2025. During the same period, cancer mortality increased from 48,290 to 53,253.
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K’taka reports 10% rise in cancer cases, deaths between 2021 and 2025
August 12, 2026According to data shared by the Union minister of state for health and family welfare, Prataprao Jadhav, in response to a question raised by Rajya Sabha member Neeraj Shekhar, Karnataka’s estimated cancer incidence increased from 88,126 cases in 2021 to 97,130 in 2025. During the same period, cancer mortality increased from 48,290 to 53,253.