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 for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) are provided below.

Incidence and mortality

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 CML are from 2018:

585 Canadians were diagnosed with CML.
360 men were diagnosed with CML.
225 women were diagnosed with CML.

The most recent mortality statistics for CML are from 2020:

124 Canadians died from CML.
70 men died from CML.
54 women died from CML.

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

Canadian Cancer Society | Société canadienne du cancer

Statistics Canada. Table: 13-10-0111-01: Number and rates of new cases of primary cancer, by cancer type, age group and sex . 6/19 .
Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0142-01 Deaths, by cause, Chapter II: Neoplasms (C00 to D48) .