The AICR says that about 300 out of every 100,000 people in the U.S are diagnosed with cancer each year, just a few less than the 326 people diagnosed in Denmark, which has the highest cancer rate of all countries.
Other countries with cancer rates in the top 10 are Ireland, 317; Australia, 314; New Zealand, 309; Belgium, 306; France, 300.4; Norway, 299; Canada, 296 and the Czech Republic, 295.
The rates, which are taken from the World Health Organization data and the International Agency for Research on Cancer in France, are age adjusted, correcting for the fact that older people are more likely to have cancer.
The AICR says that high-income countries have higher cancer rates in general because high-income countries are better at diagnosing and recording new cases. But lifestyle is important too.
"We know that people in high-income countries are more likely to be overweight, to drink more alcohol and to be inactive," said AIC nutritionist, Alice Bender. "There is strong, consistent, scientific evidence that those factors increase risk of several common cancers those rankings bear that out."
She added that "the good news is that the high incidence rates in the U.S. and other high-income countries are not inevitable; lifestyle changes can make a real difference to people's risk."
The AICR said in a statement that about one-third of the most common cancers in the U.S. can be prevented through maintaining a healthy weight, being more physically active and eating a more healthy diet and not smoking.