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Incidence of Childhood Leukemia by Year and Age Group, New Jersey, 1990 to 2021

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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 GroupYearAge-adjusted Rate per 100,000 Children95% Confidence Interval, Lower Limit95% Confidence Interval, Upper LimitCount

0-14

 10-14199019905.04.06.378
 10-14199119914.23.25.367
 10-14199219924.73.75.878
 10-14199319935.04.06.284
 10-14199419944.03.15.069
 10-14199519954.93.96.185
 10-14199619965.44.36.694
 10-14199719974.63.75.881
 10-14199819985.34.36.593
 10-14199919995.04.06.288
 10-14200020004.43.55.578
 10-14200120015.34.36.593
 10-14200220025.34.36.594
 10-14200320035.34.36.593
 10-14200420045.44.46.695
 10-14200520056.15.07.4107
 10-14200620065.64.66.897
 10-14200720076.45.37.8110
 10-14200820084.13.25.169
 10-14200920096.25.17.5105
 10-14201020105.74.77.097
 10-14201120115.74.66.996
 10-14201220125.54.56.893
 10-14201320134.83.86.081
 10-14201420146.25.17.5104
 10-14201520155.24.16.486
 10-14201620166.04.97.3100
 10-14201720175.84.77.096
 10-14201820185.64.56.893
 10-14201920195.14.06.384
 10-14202020204.63.75.877
 10-14202120214.93.96.180

0-19

 20-19199019904.33.55.389
 20-19199119913.72.94.678
 20-19199219924.43.55.495
 20-19199319934.63.75.6100
 20-19199419943.83.04.785
 20-19199519954.33.55.297
 20-19199619964.94.05.9111
 20-19199719973.93.14.789
 20-19199819985.04.16.0113
 20-19199919994.63.75.6105
 20-19200020004.03.24.992
 20-19200120015.04.26.0116
 20-19200220024.63.85.6108
 20-19200320034.84.05.8113
 20-19200420044.94.15.9115
 20-19200520055.34.56.4125
 20-19200620065.04.16.0115
 20-19200720075.74.76.7130
 20-19200820084.03.34.993
 20-19200920095.44.46.4122
 20-19201020105.44.56.4123
 20-19201120115.24.36.2119
 20-19201220124.94.05.9111
 20-19201320134.33.55.398
 20-19201420145.64.76.7126
 20-19201520154.43.65.398
 20-19201620165.34.46.3119
 20-19201720175.24.36.2117
 20-19201820185.14.26.1114
 20-19201920194.63.85.6104
 20-19202020205.04.16.0112
 20-19202120214.63.75.6101

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.

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.

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-27

Description: Incidence of childhood leukemia
https://ephtracking.cdc.gov/indicatorPages?selectedContentAreaAbbreviation=10&selectedIndicatorId=27


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Health Topic Pages Related to: Incidence of Childhood Leukemia

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)