World age-standardized female breast cancer incidence rates for ages 20-84. Figure 1 shows age-standardized incidence rates for female breast cancer worldwide using data from GLOBOCAN, 2018. Breast cancer incidence is highest in Australia, New Zealand, Northern Europe, and North America, intermediate in Central and South America and Eastern Europe, and lowest in the majority of Asia and Africa. Data source: GLOBOCAN, 2018; Graph production: IARC (http://gco.iarc.fr/today) World Health Organization.