Chronic lymphocytic leukemia statistics

It can take several years to collect and confirm cancer data, so the number of new cancer cases (incidence) and deaths (mortality) from recent years may not be available for some time. The most recent data available are provided below.

Incidence is the total number of new cases of cancer. Mortality is the number of deaths due to cancer.

The most recent incidence statistics for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) are from 2019:

• 1,700 Canadians were diagnosed with CLL.
• 1,095 men were diagnosed with CLL.
• 605 women were diagnosed with CLL.

The most recent mortality statistics for CLL are from 2022:

• 555 Canadians died from CLL.
• 358 men died from CLL.
• 197 women died from CLL.

For more information about cancer statistics, go to Canadian Cancer Statistics.