That’s the discovering from a CDC report launched this month. Mortality charges fell by 24% between 2001 and 2021. Particularly, the most cancers demise fee for youth ages 0–19 years was 2.75 per 100,000 in 2001, however lower to 2.10 per 100,000 in 2021.

The evaluation makes use of knowledge together with (i) explanation for demise knowledge from Nationwide Middle for Well being Statistics 1999–2020, and (ii) inhabitants info from the US Census, , Some key figures and a extra detailed abstract are beneath.

Most cancers mortality in youth continued to say no throughout 2001–2021, constructing on progress of the earlier 3 a long time (1–4). The general most cancers demise fee declined by one-fourth throughout 2001–2021, with a higher proportion decline for females (30%) than males (19%). All 5-year age teams skilled declines from 2001 to 2011, however solely the youthful age teams (0–4 and 5–9 years) skilled vital declines from 2011 to 2021. White, Black, and Hispanic youth had comparable most cancers demise charges in 2001 and 2011. Nonetheless, the speed for White youth continued to say no from 2011 to 2021, whereas charges for Black and Hispanic youth remained secure. As such, in 2021, the speed for White youth was considerably decrease than for Black and Hispanic youth. Leukemia had been the commonest sort of most cancers inflicting demise in youth in 2001 however declined by 47% over the interval. Regardless of an 11% decline within the second half of the interval, mind most cancers was the main sort of most cancers inflicting demise in youth in 2021. Dying charges as a result of bone and articular most cancers elevated from 2011 to 2021.

Sadly, the report doesn’t go into the causes of this decline.