Statistics for childhood leukemia

The most recent statistics for leukemia in children and youth 0–19 years of age are from 2003 to 2007 (incidence) and 2002 to 2006 (mortality). It can take several years to collect and confirm cancer statistics, so the number of new cancer cases and deaths from recent years may not be available for some time. The numbers presented here reflect the most recent data available.

Incidence

Incidence is the number of new cases of a particular type of cancer diagnosed each year.

New cases of leukemia in children and youth 0–19 years of age in Canada, 2003–2007

All types	1,716
Lymphoblastic	1,257
Acute myelogenous	269

Mortality

Mortality is the number of deaths each year due to a particular type of cancer.

Leukemia deaths in children and youth 0–19 years of age in Canada, 2002–2006

All types	267
Lymphoblastic	124
Acute myelogenous	67

For more information, go to Canadian Cancer Statistics.

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