Incidence Rates Over Time

Even as the cure rate continues to improve, the incidence of childhood cancer has been steadily increasing over the last few decades, from about 13 children per 100,000 in 1975 to over 17 children per 100,000 since 2005.

View our other childhood cancer statistics charts and graphics:

• 
  Number of Diagnoses
• 
  Childhood Cancer Deaths Per Year
• 
  5-Year Survival Rate
• 
  Infographics