Page last updated: 24-JUN-2008
Leukaemias
Data analyses and reports
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Cancer in Scotland Summary 
[264KB] is an overview of cancer in Scotland focusing on incidence, mortality and survival for the main cancer sites.
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Cancer Research UK factsheets provide detailed analyses and interpretation of cancer data.
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Leukaemias: ICD-10 C91-C95
| Incidence: |
Annual incidence [307KB] (1980 onwards) by age, sex, network and health board |
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Five year summary of incidence [48KB] by age, sex, network and health board |
| Mortality: |
Annual mortality [297KB] (1980 onwards) by age, sex, network and health board |
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Five year summary of mortality [48KB] by age, sex, network and health board |
| Survival: |
Survival [33KB] (by age and sex) at 1, 3, 5 & 10 years after diagnosis (1980 onwards) |
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Survival summary [450KB] and interpretation at 1 & 5 years after diagnosis (1980 onwards) |
| Prevalence: |
Cancer prevalence [17KB] |
| Lifetime risk: |
Lifetime risk [16KB] of cancer by age and sex |
| Deprivation: |
Chart [17KB] of incidence, mortality and survival by deprivation category |
Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: ICD-10 C91.0
Acute myeloid leukaemia: ICD-10 C92.0
Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia: ICD-10 C91.1
Chronic myeloid leukaemia: ICD-10 C92.1
Summary statistics for leukaemia
| Scotland |
Males |
Females |
| Rank |
11 |
13 |
| Percentage frequency of all cancers |
2.8% |
2.0% |
| Number of new cases diagnosed in 2005 |
354 |
270 |
| Number of deaths recorded in 2006 |
208 |
154 |
| Change in incidence from 1995 to 2005 |
-1.5% |
-7.0% |
| Change in mortality from 1996 to 2006 |
+10.6% |
+2.7% |
| 1 year relative survival for patients diagnosed between 2000 and 2004 |
70.8% |
65.3% |
| 5 year relative survival for patients diagnosed between 2000 and 2004 |
53.0% |
50.0% |
Notes:
1. Survival figures are not age standardised.
2. Change in incidence and mortality is estimated by Poisson regression.