Percentage of select cancers that were caused by HPV in the U.S. 2016-2020, by gender

* HPV-related cancers affect parts of the body that include the cervix, vagina, vulva, penis, anus, rectum, and oropharynx (back of the throat, including the base of the tongue and tonsils).

To determine the cancers most likely to be HPV-associated, the following additional criteria were applied to the NPCR/SEER data— All cancers were confirmed microscopically. Cervical cancers were limited by histology to carcinomas only (ICD-O-3 histology codes 8010 to 8671 and 8940 to 8941). All other cancer sites were limited by histology to squamous cell carcinomas only (ICD-O-3 histology codes 8050 to 8084 and 8120 to 8131). Oropharyngeal cancers were defined as having the following ICD-O-3 site codes: 19, 24, 28, 51, 52, 90, 91, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 108, 109, 140, 142, and 148.