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Incidence of Childhood Leukemia

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Year199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020210.01.02.03.04.05.06.07.08.09.0Age-adjusted Rate per 100,000 ChildrenIncidence of Childhood Leukemia by Year and Age Group, New Jersey, 1990 to 20210-140-19
Age Group<11-45-910-1415-190.02.04.06.08.010.012.0Rate per 100,000 ChildrenIncidence of Childhood Leukemia by Sex and Age Group, New Jersey, 1990-2021MaleFemale

Incidence of Childhood Leukemia by County, Ages 0-14, New Jersey, 1990-2021

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Incidence of Childhood Leukemia by County, Ages 0-19, New Jersey, 1990-2021

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Why Is This Important?

In general, childhood cancers are rare and represent about 1% of all cancers. Leukemias are the most common childhood cancers, accounting for about 30 percent of all cancers in children age 0-14 years. At this time, we do not know what causes most leukemias.

Definition

Incidence rate of leukemia in children for a defined population in a specified time interval. Rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. Standard Population. Rates are per 100,000 population.

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How the Measure is Calculated

Numerator:Number of new cases of leukemia in children among a defined population in a specified time interval. Cases were selected using ICCC recode ICD-0-3/WHO recode.
Denominator:Defined population in a specified time interval. Population age groups 0-14 and 0-19 are both found to be useful by the International Classification of Childhood Cancers (ICCC).

How Are We Doing?

Between 1990 and 2021, New Jersey childhood leukemia incidence rates (ages 0-14, and 0-19), were generally stable. On average, 107 children ages 0-19 are diagnosed annually with leukemia in New Jersey. Mortality rates for most types of childhood cancers have steadily decreased in recent years due to improved treatments.

What Is Being Done?

A Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan was developed by the Task Force on Cancer Prevention, Early Detection and Treatment in New Jersey which aims to reduce the incidence, illness and death due to cancer among New Jersey residents. https://www.nj.gov/health/ces/public/resources/occp.shtml

Available Services

The New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) has many programs and partnerships related to cancer data and information, cancer resources and cancer prevention.

Cancer Epidemiology Services: https://nj.gov/health/ces/

Interactive New Jersey cancer incidence and mortality data, as well as numerous publications, are available through the NJDOH website for cancer statistics and mapping. https://www.nj.gov/health/ces/cancer-researchers/cancer-data/index.shtml

Office of Cancer Control and Prevention: https://www.nj.gov/health/ces/public/resources/occp.shtml

NJ Cancer Education and Early Detection (NJCEED): https://www.nj.gov/health/ces/public/resources/njceed.shtml

NJ Commission on Cancer Research: https://www.nj.gov/health/ces/cancer-researchers/njccr.shtml

More Resources

More information on leukemia in children is available from the NJ State Cancer Registry: https://nj.gov/health/ces/documents/briefs/leukemia_mortality.pdf, and https://www.nj.gov/health/ces/documents/briefs/childhood_ca_incby_type_agegroup_1990-18.pdf

Indicator Data Last Updated On 11/01/2024, Published on 11/06/2024
Cancer Epidemiology Services, New Jersey Department of Health, PO Box 369, Trenton, NJ 08625-0369, e-mail: cancer@doh.nj.gov (https://www.nj.gov/health/ces)