Key Statistics for Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

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The P站视频’s estimates for acute myeloidleukemia (AML)in the United States for 202 5 are:

  • About 2 2,0 10  people will be diagnosed withAML. Most cases will be in adults.
  • About 11, 090  people will die from AML. A gain, most of these deaths will be in adults.

AML a ccounts for ? about 1 out of 3 leukemia s in adults , and forabout 1% of all cancers .

AML can occur in children , but itis uncommon in people under the age of 45. The average age of people when they are first diagnosed with AML is about 6 9.

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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