AUG 7, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE
Global, regional, and national epidemiology of leukemia in children from 1990 to 2021: A cross-sectional study
Medicine
A large descriptive epidemiological analysis confirming known patterns of childhood leukemia burden globally, with stratified trend data reinforcing established disparities between high- and low-resource settings, but not providing clinical intervention evidence.
Important Confirmatory EvidenceAcute Myeloid Leukemia ResearchAcute Lymphoblastic Leukemia ResearchWenxu Niu
Reported
Incident cases in 202158,785
95% uncertainty interval for inci…43,200–73,139
Incidence rate per 100,000 in 20214.37