Table 2.
Epidemiology of leukemia.
| Registry | Cancer type | Female | Male | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rate | Number of cases | Rate | Number of cases | Number of cases | ||
| Germany | Cancer (total) | 336.7 | 223.019 | 436.5 | 259.013 | 482.032 |
| Leukemia | 8.1 | 5.550 | 13.2 | 7.489 | 13.039 | |
| Leukemia (mortality) | 4.0 | 3.575 | 6.4 | 4.168 | 7.743 | |
| Austria | Cancer (total) | 421.8 | 19.393 | 581.4 | 21.342 | 40.735 |
| Leukemia | 9.0 | 420 | 16.5 | 586 | 1.006 | |
| Leukemia (mortality) | 7.3 | 354 | 11.9 | 386 | 740 | |
Rate and absolute numbers of cases of total cancer (without other tumors of the skin) and leukemic (including mortality) in Germany and Austria in the year 2014. Rate is given per 100,000 individuals per year (new disease) according to the German and Austrian cancer registry (www.gekid.de; www.statistik.at).