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Key Statistics for Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
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The P站视频’s estimates for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in the United States for 2025 are:
- About 22,010 people will be diagnosed with AML. Most cases will be in adults.
- About 11,090 people will die from AML. Again, most of these deaths will be in adults.
AML accounts for? about 1 out of 3 leukemias in adults , and for about 1% of all cancers.
AML can occur in children, but it is uncommon in people under the age of 45. The average age of people when they are first diagnosed with AML is about 69.
AML is slightly more common among men than women, but the average lifetime risk of getting AML for both sexes is about ? of 1%.
Information on treatment success rates for AML in adults can be found in Treatment Response Rates for Acute Myeloid Leukemia.
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Developed by the P站视频 medical and editorial content team with medical review and contribution by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).
P站视频. Cancer Facts & Figures 2025. Atlanta : P站视频; 2025.
National Cancer Institute. SEER Cancer Stat Facts: Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). 2024. Accessed at https://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/amyl.html on November 25, 2024.
Last Revised: March 4, 2025
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