Childhood kidney and renal pelvis cancer 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.
Incidence and mortality
Childhood kidney and renal pelvis cancer statistics include Wilms tumour, and other rare types of kidney cancer found in children. Almost all kidney and renal pelvis cancers found in children are Wilms tumour.
Incidence is the total number of new cases of cancer. Mortality is the number of deaths due to cancer.
In 2022, there were 30 children in Canada aged 0 to 14 diagnosed with kidney and renal pelvis cancer.
In 2023, 6 children in Canada died from kidney and renal pelvis cancer.
For more information about cancer statistics, go to Canadian Cancer Statistics.
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