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Deathrate of Leukemia  **About 18000 people in the United States died of leukemia in 1989. Of the 27300 people who will be diagnosed as having the disease, some 25000 will be adults and 2300 will be children. ** Overall, the 5-years survival rate for white patients is 33% ; for black patients it is 28%. These figures, however, are due in part to the poor survival rate of those with a few types of leukemia such as acute leukemia.  **Death rate statistic of Leukemia** 23,300 estimated deaths for leukemia in the US 2004 1,300 deaths in men from leukemia in Canada 2004 <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">990 deaths in women from leukemia in Canada 2004 8 per 100,000 deaths in men from leukemia in Canada 2004 4 per 100,000 deaths in women from leukemia in Canada 2004 <span style="color: rgb(216, 19, 19);"> so men are more likely to die of leukemia than women <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Survival rate statistic of Leukemia <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">48% of white people survive 5 years for leukemia in the US 1992-99 39% of African American people survive 5 years for leukemia in the US 1992-99 46% survive 5 years for leukemia in the US 1992-99 1-year survival rate for men aged 15-99 with leukaemia is 57.4% <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1-year survival rate for women aged 15-99 with leukaemia is 55.5% <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**QUIZ QUESTION**
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