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Incidence of Childhood Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL) by Year and Age Group, New Jersey, 1990 to 2021

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Year199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020210.01.02.03.04.05.06.07.0Age-adjusted Rate per 100,000 ChildrenIncidence of Childhood Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL) by Year and Age Group, New Jersey, 1990 to 20210-140-19
Age GroupYearAge-adjusted Rate per 100,000 Children95% Confidence Interval, Lower Limit95% Confidence Interval, Upper LimitCount

0-14

 10-14199019904.03.15.162
 10-14199119913.32.44.352
 10-14199219924.13.25.269
 10-14199319933.93.04.965
 10-14199419943.32.54.257
 10-14199519953.93.04.968
 10-14199619963.93.15.069
 10-14199719974.03.25.171
 10-14199819984.13.25.272
 10-14199919994.03.15.070
 10-14200020003.32.54.358
 10-14200120013.52.64.461
 10-14200220023.72.84.765
 10-14200320034.03.15.070
 10-14200420044.33.45.475
 10-14200520054.63.65.780
 10-14200620064.63.65.779
 10-14200720074.93.96.184
 10-14200820082.72.03.646
 10-14200920094.43.55.575
 10-14201020103.93.05.066
 10-14201120114.43.55.675
 10-14201220124.23.35.370
 10-14201320133.62.74.660
 10-14201420144.73.75.979
 10-14201520154.23.25.369
 10-14201620164.93.96.181
 10-14201720174.33.45.472
 10-14201820184.73.75.878
 10-14201920193.93.05.065
 10-14202020203.52.64.557
 10-14202120213.93.05.064

0-19

 20-19199019903.32.64.268
 20-19199119912.82.13.659
 20-19199219923.52.84.478
 20-19199319933.12.43.969
 20-19199419943.02.33.868
 20-19199519953.42.74.277
 20-19199619963.42.74.379
 20-19199719973.32.64.176
 20-19199819983.52.84.481
 20-19199919993.42.74.278
 20-19200020002.92.23.767
 20-19200120013.22.64.175
 20-19200220023.02.43.871
 20-19200320033.42.74.279
 20-19200420043.73.04.687
 20-19200520053.93.14.790
 20-19200620063.62.94.584
 20-19200720074.03.24.992
 20-19200820082.51.93.358
 20-19200920093.52.84.480
 20-19201020103.42.74.277
 20-19201120113.73.04.685
 20-19201220123.52.74.378
 20-19201320132.92.33.766
 20-19201420144.13.35.091
 20-19201520153.32.64.274
 20-19201620164.13.35.192
 20-19201720173.62.84.480
 20-19201820184.03.24.989
 20-19201920193.52.84.479
 20-19202020203.22.54.071
 20-19202120213.42.74.376

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 0-14 years of age. Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) accounts for about 75 percent of childhood leukemias. 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.

Data Notes

  • Data have been age-adjusted to the U.S. 2000 standard population.
  • Incidence rates (cases per 100,000 population per year) are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (19 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ..., 80-84, 85+). Rates are for invasive cancer only (except for bladder cancer which is invasive and in situ) or unless otherwise specified.

    2020 data are considered preliminary and should not be used in trend analyses; an approximate 10% decrease in the number of cancer cases diagnosed in 2020 and compared to 2019 is partly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Patients experienced difficulties scheduling medical appointments and cancer screening tests in 2020.

    Incidence data for 2021 are considered preliminary due to possible reporting delays.

    97 to 99% of childhood lymphoid leukemias are acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL).

Data Sources

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).

Related Health Objectives and Indicators


Environmental Public Health Tracking Indicator CCA-29

Description: Incidence of childhood acute lyphocytic leukemia
https://ephtracking.cdc.gov/indicatorPages?selectedContentAreaAbbreviation=10&selectedIndicatorId=29


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Health Topic Pages Related to: Incidence of Childhood Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL)

Indicator Data Last Updated On 11/06/2024, 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)