Fast Facts
Quick and informative Lymphoma facts
- Lymphoma is the most common blood cancer among adults and the third most common cancer among children.
- There are more than 90 subtypes of lymphoma.
- About 12% of people with lymphoma have Hodgkin lymphoma, which is curable.
- An estimated 8,830 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in 2021.
- According to 2021 data, the overall 5-year survival rate for people with Hodgkin lymphoma is 87%; the 5-year survival rate for early-stage Hodgkin lymphoma is 91%, 94% if the cancer spreads regionally and 81% if the cancer spreads to different parts of the body.
- From 2009 to 2018, the death rate of Hodgkin lymphoma has decreased 4% annually.
- Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, one of the most common cancers in the U.S., accounts for about 4% of all cancers.
- An estimated 81,560 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2021 and approximately 20,720 people will die of this cancer.
- According to 2021 data, the overall 5-year survival rate for people with non-Hodgkin lymphoma is 73%; the 5-year survival for stage I non-Hodgkin lymphoma is more than 83%, 76% for stage II, 70% for stage III and almost 63% for stage IV.
- Men are more likely to develop non-Hodgkin lymphoma than women and white people are more likely to develop non-Hodgkin lymphoma than black people.
- In the U.S., B-cell lymphomas make up about 85% of non-Hodgkin lymphomas, and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma is the most common type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
References
- Cancer.net. Lymphoma – Hodgkin: Statistics. https://www.cancer.net/cancer-types/lymphoma-hodgkin/statistics. Accessed on December 30, 2021.
- Cancer.net. Lymphoma – Non-Hodgkin Statistics. https://www.cancer.net/cancer-types/lymphoma-non-hodgkin/statistics. Accessed on December 30, 2021.
- CDC. Lymphoma. https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/lymphoma/index.htm. Accessed on December 16, 2021.
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Lymphoma. https://www.lls.org/lymphoma. Accessed on December 16, 2021.
- NIH. Cancer Stat Facts: Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. https://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/nhl.html. Accessed on December 16, 2021.