Chronic myeloid leukemia statistics

It can take several years to collect and confirm cancer data, so the number of new cancer cases and deaths 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 myeloid leukemia (CML) are from 2019:

• 665 Canadians were diagnosed with CML.
• 390 men were diagnosed with CML.
• 270 women were diagnosed with CML.

The most recent mortality statistics for CML are from 2022:

• 140 Canadians died from CML.
• 73 men died from CML.
• 67 women died from CML.

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