(February 2025)
Wisconsin Statistics
Incidence
- 5,920 women are estimated to be diagnosed with breast cancer in Wisconsin in 2025.
- From 2017-2021 the national incidence rate of invasive breast cancer in women was 129.8 per 100,000. The rate in Wisconsin was higher: 137.0 per 100,000. The incidence rate for both the US and Wisconsin is rising.
- From 2017-2021, the national incidence of Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) was 29.3 per 100,000. The rate in Wisconsin was higher: 34.3 per 100,000.
Mortality
- 690 women are estimated to die from breast cancer in Wisconsin in 2025.
- Wisconsin mortality rates for female breast cancer (2018-2022) are about 1.4 points lower than the national average (17.9 per 100,000 in Wisconsin, 19.3 per 100,000 in the US). Mortality rates for Black women are higher in both the US (26.8 per 100,000) and Wisconsin (26.4 per 100,000).
Sources:
American Cancer Society, Cancer Statistics Center 2025 Estimates
National Cancer Institute, State Cancer Profiles
US Statistics
Incidence
- Breast cancer accounts for about 30% of all new female cancers each year. There is a 1 in 8 chance a woman in the US will develop breast cancer in her lifetime.
- 316,950 women and 2,800 men are estimated to be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in 2025.
- 59, 080 additional women are estimated to be diagnosed with DCIS in 2025.
Mortality
- 42,170 women and 510 men are estimated to die from breast cancer in 2025.
Sources:
American Cancer Society, Key Statistics for Breast Cancer
American Cancer Society, Key Statistics for Breast Cancer in Men
Additional Resources
US Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program, The Breast Cancer Landscape (December 2024)
National Breast Cancer Coalition, Breast Cancer Facts and Figures (available in both English and Spanish)
breastcancer.org, US Breast Cancer Statistics