Testicular Cancer Statistics


What is testicular cancer?

Cancer that develops in a testicle is called testicular cancer or cancer of the testis. Usually only one testicle is affected, but in some cases both are affected. About 90 to 95 per cent of testicular cancers start in the cells that develop into sperm, which are known as germ cells.

You can access further information about testicular cancer, including risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment from Cancer Council Victoria. You can also call our trusted cancer nurses on 13 11 20 for support and to learn about our range of services for people affected by cancer.

The Victorian Cancer Registry also operates an interactive web portal, Data Explorer, which provides more trends and statistics than published here.

How common is testicular cancer?

In 2022, 229 Victorian males were diagnosed with testicular cancer. Currently, testicular cancer is diagnosed at a rate of 6.4 per 100,000 males. The median age at diagnosis of testicular cancer is 33 years (Figure 1 & 2). Accounting for 0.6% of all cancers diagnosed and 0.1% of all cancer-related deaths in 2022, testicular cancer was the 19th most commonly diagnosed cancer and the 34th most common cause of cancer-related deaths in Victorian males in 2022.


Figure 1: Distribution of testicular cancer incidence in 2022, by age groups
160 37 20 7 3 2 0 50 100 150 Under 40 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80+ Age at diagnosis (years) Number of diagnoses in 2022 Male

Source: Victorian Cancer Registry (2024)


Figure 2: Distribution of testicular cancer incidence in 2022, compared to the distribution of the Victorian population in 2022, by 5-year age brackets
0% 4% 8% 12% 16% 20% 24% Percentage of population Population distribution by age 0-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84 85+ -0.050 -0.025 0.000 0.025 0.050 0% 4% 8% 12% 16% 20% 24% Percentage of population Testicular cancer distribution by age

Source: Victorian Cancer Registry (2024)

Testicular cancer morphology

Figure 4 provides a summary of the different types of cells (morphology) which have caused testicular cancer among all cases. Most testicular cancer tumours, 58.4%, present as Seminoma tumours.


Figure 4: Distribution of testicular cancer morphologies between 2013-2022
58.4%37.1%3.72%0.779%
SeminomaNon-seminomatousOther cell typesUnspecified cell type

Source: Victorian Cancer Registry (2024)


Geographical variance in testicular cancer by local government area

Figure 5 demonstrates variation in age-standardised incidence rates of testicular cancer, by local government areas. Darker shading indicates areas with higher rates of testicular cancer.


Figure 5: Variation in the incidence of testicular cancer for the period 2018-2022, by location of residence in Victoria

Source: Victorian Cancer Registry (2024)


Testicular cancer in people born overseas

Figure 6 shows the age standardised incidence rates of testicular cancer in Australian-born Victorian males compared to other major migrant groups, over the five-year period 2017 to 2021. The highest age standardised incidence rate of 11.6 was observed in those born in the Other Europe region and lowest rate of 1.1 was observed in people born in the Southern and Central Asia region.


Figure 6: Age standardised incidence rates and 95% confidence intervals for testicular cancer in Victorians born in Australia compared to Victorians born in other countries for the period 2017-2021


050100North AmericaSouth and Central AmericaAfricaOther EuropeMiddle East and North AfricaSouthern EuropeUK and IrelandNorth-East AsiaSouth-East AsiaSouthern and Central AsiaAustralia and New Zealand
MaleAge standardised incidence rate (per 100,000)

Source: Victorian Cancer Registry (2024)



Testicular cancer five-year relative survival

Figure 7 shows the change in 5-year survival for testicular cancer, and the 5-year survival trend for all cancers over the same time period. It demonstrates that five-year relative survival has increased for testicular cancer between 1982-1986 and 2017-2021 from 90% to 98%.

Figure 7: Trend in five year relative survival following diagnosis of testicular cancer in five year brackets, from the period 1982-1986 to 2017-2021
0 20 40 60 80 100 1982-1986 1987-1991 1992-1996 1997-2001 2002-2006 2007-2011 2012-2016 2017-2021 Year 5-year relative survival (%) Five-year relative survival across all cancers

Source: Victorian Cancer Registry (2024)

This webpage was last updated in July 2024

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