Global burden of oropharyngeal cancer attributable to human papillomavirus by anatomical subsite and geographic region

•Globally the number of oropharyngeal cancer attributable to HPV was 42,000 in 2012, corresponding to AF of 42.7%.•For oropharyngeal cancer, AF was higher in more developed countries than in less developed countries.•More than 60% of HPV attributable oropharyngeal cancer occurred at ages 50-69 years.•Compared with female cases, male cases were more likely to have HPV attributable oropharyngeal cancer.