Who dies of leukaemia & lymphoma?
In the median of the 36 countries that publish causes of death by age, 2.1% of men and 1.6% of women eventually die of leukaemia & lymphoma. It is never the most likely cause of death for any one country, sex and age group — but it adds up over a lifetime.
The risk by age
Chance of dying of leukaemia & lymphoma within 10 years, and its share of all the risk at that age — the median of 36 countries. Your own country's numbers are one click away on its page.
| Age | men | women |
|---|---|---|
| 15–19 | 0.01% (2.1% of the risk) | <0.01% (2.7% of the risk) |
| 20–24 | 0.01% (1.7% of the risk) | <0.01% (2.7% of the risk) |
| 25–29 | 0.02% (1.7% of the risk) | <0.01% (2.5% of the risk) |
| 30–34 | 0.02% (1.6% of the risk) | 0.01% (2.0% of the risk) |
| 35–39 | 0.03% (1.7% of the risk) | 0.02% (1.9% of the risk) |
| 40–44 | 0.05% (1.7% of the risk) | 0.03% (2.0% of the risk) |
| 45–49 | 0.08% (1.8% of the risk) | 0.05% (2.1% of the risk) |
| 50–54 | 0.13% (1.9% of the risk) | 0.08% (2.2% of the risk) |
| 55–59 | 0.22% (2.1% of the risk) | 0.14% (2.4% of the risk) |
| 60–64 | 0.37% (2.5% of the risk) | 0.23% (2.7% of the risk) |
| 65–69 | 0.62% (2.8% of the risk) | 0.38% (2.8% of the risk) |
| 70–74 | 0.93% (2.8% of the risk) | 0.59% (2.6% of the risk) |
| 75–79 | 1.2% (2.5% of the risk) | 0.83% (2.1% of the risk) |
| 80–84 | 1.4% (1.9% of the risk) | 0.88% (1.4% of the risk) |
| 85–89 | 1.2% (1.4% of the risk) | 0.74% (0.90% of the risk) |
| 90–94 | 0.91% (0.94% of the risk) | 0.57% (0.60% of the risk) |
Lifetime chance, men: highest and lowest countries
Lifetime chance, women: highest and lowest countries
What changes the odds
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Questions
- At what age is leukaemia & lymphoma most likely to be the cause of death?
- For men, leukaemia & lymphoma takes its largest share of deaths at 65–69: 2.8% of the risk of dying in the next 10 years, in the median of the 36 countries that publish causes of death by age.
- Which country has the highest risk of dying of leukaemia & lymphoma?
- Of the 36 countries that publish causes of death by age, Slovenia has the highest lifetime chance of dying of leukaemia & lymphoma for men (3.2%), and Moldova the lowest (0.72%).
Computed by Odainn from official mortality statistics (Eurostat; ONS, NRS and NISRA; CDC; Statistics Canada) for 36 countries, latest years — how we calculate. Belarus is left out: deaths by cause and age aren't published together there, so the split by cause is our estimate. Population statistics, not a prediction for any individual. Educational, not medical advice.