Data show cancer death rates in youth continued to decline through 2021

Most cancers loss of life charges in youth ages 0 to 19 years continued to say no throughout 2001 to 2021, in keeping with a November information temporary printed by the U.S. Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention Nationwide Heart for Well being Statistics.

Sally C. Curtin, and Robert N. Anderson, Ph.D., from the Nationwide Heart for Well being Statistics in Hyattsville, Maryland, current developments in most cancers loss of life charges for 2001 to 2021 for youth ages 0 to 19 years, by age and for White, Black, and Hispanic youth.

The researchers discovered that the most cancers loss of life fee for youth ages 0 to 19 years in the US decreased 24 p.c from 2001 to 2021, from 2.75 to 2.10 per 100,000. Decreases in most cancers loss of life charges have been seen for all age teams between 2001 and 2011 (0 to 4, 5 to 9, 10 to 14, and 15 to 19), however declines by 2021 have been solely seen for charges amongst these ages 0 to 4 and 5 to 9.

Between 2001 and 2011, declines in most cancers loss of life charges have been seen for Black non-Hispanic, White non-Hispanic (White), and Hispanic youth; the decline continued by 2021 for white youth solely. The commonest most cancers inflicting loss of life in youth in 2021 was brain cancerwith the next fee than that for leukemia and bone and articular cartilage most cancers (0.59 versus 0.48 and 0.25, respectively, per 100,000 youth).

“The general most cancers loss of life fee declined by one-fourth throughout 2001 to 2021, with a larger share decline for females (30 p.c) than males (19 p.c),” the authors write.

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