Fast Facts
646,960
Number of people living with kidney and renal pelvis cancer in the US
80,980
Estimated new cases of kidney/renal pelvis cancer in the US in 2025
14,510
Estimated deaths from kidney/renal pelvis cancer in the US in 2025
78.1%
5-year Relative Survival Rate for all kidney cancer stages (2014-2020)
2X
Kidney cancer is about twice as common in men as in women
65
is the average age for someone to be diagnosed with kidney cancer
90%
of kidney cancer diagnoses are a type of Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)
RCC types include:
Clear Cell, Papillary, Chromophobe, Collecting Duct, Renal Medullary Carcinoma, Translocation, and Unclassified
Other Types of Kidney Cancer Include: Wilms Tumor (or Nephroblastoma) and Renal Sarcoma
Kidney cancer is more common in African Americans and American Indian/Alaska Natives
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Information on this page last reviewed: January, 2025
Keep Learning:
The Kidney Cancer Association provides educational literature for anyone impacted by kidney cancer.