Prevalence and Incidence of Leukemia

Incidence (annual) of Leukemia:

30,800 annual cases in USA (SEER 2002 estimate) including 10,800 lymphocytic, 15,000 myeloid and 5,000 other leukemias; about 29,000 cases annually (NCI); nearly 27,000 adults and more than 2,000 children annually. ... see also overview of Leukemia.

Incidence Rate:

approx 1 in 8,831 or 0.01% or 30,800 people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "30,800 annual cases in USA (SEER 2002 estimate) including 10,800 lymphocytic, 15,000 myeloid and 5,000 other leukemias; about 29,000 cases annually (NCI); nearly 27,000 adults and more than 2,000 children annually." -- see also general information about data sources]

Incidence extrapolations for USA for Leukemia:

30,799 per year, 2,566 per month, 592 per week, 84 per day, 3 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second. [Source statistic for calculation: "30,800 annual cases in USA (SEER 2002 estimate) including 10,800 lymphocytic, 15,000 myeloid and 5,000 other leukemias; about 29,000 cases annually (NCI); nearly 27,000 adults and more than 2,000 children annually." -- see also general information about data sources]

Incidence of Leukemia:

Each year, nearly 27,000 adults and more than 2,000 children in the United States learn that they have leukemia . (Source: excerpt from What You Need To Know About Leukemia: NCI)

Incidence statistics for Leukemia:

The following statistics relate to the incidence of Leukemia:

• 33,440 new cases for leukemia in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
• 19,020 new male cases for leukemia in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
• 14,420 new female cases for leukemia in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
• 2,300 new cases of leukemia in men in Canada 2004 (Canadian Cancer Statistics, National Cancer Institute of Canada, 2004)
• 1,600 new cases of leukemia in women in Canada 2004 (Canadian Cancer Statistics, National Cancer Institute of Canada, 2004)
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Types of Leukemia

Statistics about types of Leukemia:

• 3,830 new cases for Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
• 8,190 new cases for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
• 11,920 new cases for Acute Myeloid Leukemia in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
• 4,600 new cases for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
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Death statistics for Leukemia:

The following statistics relate to deaths and Leukemia:

• 23,300 estimated deaths for leukemia in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
• 12,900 estimated male deaths for leukemia in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
• 10,310 estimated female deaths for leukemia in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
• 1,300 deaths in men from leukemia in Canada 2004 (Canadian Cancer Statistics, National Cancer Institute of Canada, 2004)
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