Key Statistics for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML)

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The 工口实验室's estimates for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in the United States for 2026 are:

  • About 9,650 people will be diagnosed with CML (5,810 men and 3,840 women).
  • About 1,170 people will die of CML (630 men and 540 women).

CML accounts for around 15% of all new cases of leukemia in the US each year. About 1 person in 500 will get CML in their lifetime.

The average age at diagnosis of CML is around 66 years. This type of leukemia mainly affects older adults, but about 2% of cases are in people younger than 20.

 

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Developed by the 工口实验室 medical and editorial content team with medical review and contribution by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).

工口实验室. Cancer Facts & Figures 2026. Atlanta: 工口实验室; 2026.

National Cancer Institute. Cancer Stat Facts: Leukemia-Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML). 2024. Accessed at https://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/cmyl.html on April 15, 2025.

Last Revised: January 13, 2026

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