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Key messages on incidence, survival, mortality, risk factors (causes) and a summary table of the statistics for Hodgkin lymphoma are given here.
More comprehensive information and statistics for Hodgkin lymphoma is here: incidence, survival, mortality and risk factors (causes).
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The latest statistics available for Hodgkin lymphoma cancer are; incidence 2010, mortality 2010, and survival 2005-2009. Source years are specified in the statistics table. Find out why these are the latest statistics available.
- Around 1,900 people were diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in 2010 in the UK, that’s around 5 people every day.
- Hodgkin lymphoma can develop at any age, but there are two peaks in incidence – in people in their 20s, and people in their 70s.
- Around 1 in 5 Hodgkin lymphomas are diagnosed in people aged 65 and over.
- Around 1 in 5 Hodgkin lymphomas occur in children, teenagers and young adults (up to age 24).
- Hodgkin lymphoma incidence rates decreased from the mid 1970s until the 1990s, followed by an increase to previous rates in 2010.
- Hodgkin lymphoma incidence rates have increased for females since the mid-1970s overall, but this includes a decrease until the 1990s followed by an increase to the present.
- Hodgkin lymphoma incidence rates decreased between the mid-1970s and early-to-mid-1990s, but have since increased again.
- Hodgkin lymphoma incidence rates have remained relatively stable in males and risen by 20% in females since the mid-1970s.
- Worldwide there were estimated to be around 68,000 new cases of Hodgkin lymphoma in 2008, and more than half of these were in developing countries.
Read more in-depth Hodgkin lymphoma incidence statistics.
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- More than 8 in 10 people diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma now survive their disease for at least five years.
- Hodgkin lymphoma survival rates in the UK have increased by around half in the last 40 years.
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- More than half of Hodgkin lymphoma deaths occur in people aged 65 and over.
- In the UK there were around 320 deaths from Hodgkin lymphoma in 2010, that is around 6 people every week.
- Hodgkin lymphoma death rates in the UK have fallen by around 80% over the last forty years.
- Worldwide, it is estimated that around 30,000 people died from Hodgkin lymphoma in 2008.
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- More than 40% of Hodgkin lymphomas in the UK are related to infection with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV).
- Hodgkin lymphoma is more common in white people than black people.
- Having a first-degree relative with Hodgkin lymphoma or another blood or lymphatic cancer is associated with increased risk of Hodgkin lymphoma.
- People who have had infectious mononucleosis (glandular fever) or an organ transplant; or who have HIV, AIDS, Hepatitis C, or certain autoimmune conditions, have a higher risk of developing Hodgkin lymphoma.
- An increased risk of Hodgkin lymphoma is associated with affluence in childhood (such as small family size, greater standard of maternal education and single family housing).
- People with a previous non-Hodgkin lymphoma have a four to 16-fold increased risk of Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Read more in-depth Hodgkin lymphoma risk factors.
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| HODGKIN LYMPHOMA STATISTICS | Males | Females | Persons | Country | Year3 |
| Number of new cases per year | 1,072 | 794 | 1,866 | UK | 2010 |
| Incidence rate per 100,000 population1 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.9 | ||
| Number of deaths per year | 172 | 147 | 319 | UK | 2010 |
| Mortality rate per 100,000 population1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | ||
| Five-year survival rate2 | 82.5% | 84.0% | 83.2% | England | 2005-2009 |
| Ten-year survival rate2 | 79.4% | 75.9% | - | England & Wales | 2007 (predicted) |
1. European age-standardised 2. Adults diagnosed 3. Latest statistics available
More detailed Hodgkin lymphoma statistics can be found using these links: incidence, survival, mortality and risk factors.
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