TABLE 2.
Leukemia Rates for Children Aged 0 to 14 Years by Year: Basrah, Iraq, 1993–2007
| Year | No. of leukemia casesa | Populationb | Rate per 100 000 population |
| 1993 | 15 | 573 616 | 2.615 |
| 1994 | 14 | 590 825 | 2.370 |
| 1995 | 25 | 608 549 | 4.108 |
| 1996 | 24 | 626 806 | 3.829 |
| 1997 | 24 | 645 610 | 3.717 |
| 1998 | 24 | 673 416 | 3.564 |
| 1999 | 30 | 702 110 | 4.273 |
| 2000 | 60 | 716 854 | 8.370 |
| 2001 | 70 | 731 908 | 9.564 |
| 2002 | 85 | 747 278 | 11.375 |
| 2003 | 94 | 763 268 | 12.315 |
| 2004 | 33 | 767 944 | 4.297 |
| 2005 | 47 | 780 009 | 6.026 |
| 2006 | 97 | 794 699 | 12.206 |
| 2007 | 56 | 809 665 | 6.916 |
Source. Case data collected from Basrah's Ibn Ghazwan Maternal and Child Hospital pediatric cancer registry, affiliated with the University of Basrah.
a
For acute lymphoblastic leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia, and chronic myeloid leukemia.
b
Population aged 0 to 14 years.