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Wilms by the Numbers
Key Facts
Wilms (or ‘nephroblastoma’) is the most common type of kidney cancer in children.
About 1 in 10,000 diagnosed with the disease each year in North America. Overall around 7,500 children under the age of 18 suffer from Wilms at any given time and about 190,000 worldwide.
Often beginning in the womb with the tumour growing on the kidney with the most common symptom being a sudden swollen stomach. Eventually the tumor becomes much bigger than the kidney itself and both usually require removal. Later stage Wilms can spread to other parts of the body including the lungs, liver and bones.
th
most common childhood cancer (2)
5/100
9/10
of all childhood kidney cancers are Wilms (4)
1/10,000
children are at risk from Wilms (5)
600-700
new cases of Wilms in North America per yr. (6)
55%
diagnosed with Wilms after it has spread (7)
190,000
children suffer Wilms worldwide per yr. (9)
$100
cost of early detection of Wilms (one-time) (11)
late detection treatment cost (per yr.) (12)
more per day to treat children with cancer (13)
Global Snap-Shot
Bolivia
New cases: N/A
In-treatment: N/A
Mortality rate/s: 29%
Nigeria
New cases: N/A
In-treatment: N/A
Mortality rate/s: 67%
Malawi
New cases: N/A
In-treatment: N/A
Mortality rate/s: 54%
India
New cases: 1,600
In-treatment: N/A
Mortality rate/s: 34%
Australia
New cases: 23
In-treatment: N/A
Mortality rate/s: 7%
China
New cases: N/A
In-treatment: N/A
Mortality rate/s: 24%
By Country
Germany
New cases: N/A
In-treatment: N/A
Mortality rate/s: 7%
UK
New cases: N/A
In-treatment: N/A
Mortality rate/s: 7%
Canada
New cases: 70-80
In-treatment: N/A
Mortality rate/s: 7%
USA
New cases: 600-700
In-treatment: N/A
Mortality rate/s: 7%
Equador
New cases: N/A
In-Treatment: N/A
Mortality rate/s: 24%
Alphabetical Order
Australia
New cases: 23
In-treatment: N/A
Mortality rate/s: 7%
Argentina
New cases: N/A
In-treatment: N/A
Mortality rate/s: N/A
Austria
New cases: 36
In-treatment: N/A
Mortality rate/s: 7%
Belgium
New cases: 80
In-treatment: N/A
Mortality rate/s: 7%
Brazil
New cases: 332
In-treatment: N/A
Mortality rate/s: N/A
Bolivia
New cases: N/A
In-treatment: N/A
Mortality rate/s: 29%
Canada
New cases: 70-80
In-treatment: N/A
Mortality rate/s: 7%
China
New cases: N/A
In-treatment: N/A
Mortality rate/s: 24%
Croatia
New cases: 4
In-treatment: N/A
Mortality rate/s: N/A
Czech Republic
New cases: 5
In-treatment: N/A
Mortality rate/s: 7%
Denmark
New cases: 38
In-treatment: N/A
Mortality rate/s: 7%
Egypt
New cases: N/A
In-treatment: N/A
Mortality rate/s: 8%
Equador
New cases: N/A
In-treatment: N/A
Mortality rate/s: 24%
France
New cases: 687
In-treatment: N/A
Mortality rate/s: 7%
Germany
New cases: 695
In-treatment: N/A
Mortality rate/s: 7%
Greece
New cases: 23
In-treatment: N/A
Mortality rate/s: 7%
Holland
New cases: 164
In-treatment: N/A
Mortality rate/s: 7%
India
New cases: 1,600
In-treatment: N/A
Mortality rate/s: 34%
Iran
New cases: N/A
In-treatment: N/A
Mortality rate/s: 28%
Iraq
New cases: N/A
In-treatment: N/A
Mortality rate/s: 27%
Italy
New cases: 61
In-treatment: N/A
Mortality rate/s: 7%
Kenya
New cases: N/A
In-treatment: N/A
Mortality rate/s: 33%
Malawi
New cases: N/A
In-treatment: N/A
Mortality rate/s: 54%
Mexico
New cases: N/A
In-treatment: N/A
Mortality rate/s: N/A
Norway
New cases: 22
In-treatment: N/A
Mortality rate/s: 7%
New Zealand
New cases: 4
In-treatment: N/A
Mortality rate/s: 7%
Nigeria
New cases: N/A
In-treatment: N/A
Mortality rate/s: 67%
Peru
New cases: N/A
In-treatment: N/A
Mortality rate/s: 29%
Poland
New cases: N/A
In-treatment: N/A
Mortality rate/s: 7%
Republic of Ireland
New cases: 28
In-treatment: N/A
Mortality rate/s: 7%
Serbia & Montenegro
New cases: 7
In-treatment: N/A
Mortality rate/s: 7%
Slovak Republic
New cases: 26
In-treatment: N/A
Mortality rate/s: 7%
Slovenia
New cases: 22
In-treatment: N/A
Mortality rate/s: 7%
South Africa
New cases: N/A
In-treatment: N/A
Mortality rate/s: 30%
Spain
New cases: 156
In-treatment: N/A
Mortality rate/s: 7%
Sweden
New cases: 92
In-treatment: N/A
Mortality rate/s: 7%
Switzerland
New cases: 55
In-treatment: N/A
Mortality rate/s: 7%
Uganda
New cases: N/A
In-treatment: N/A
Mortality rate/s: 30%
UK
New cases: 561
In-treatment: N/A
Mortality rate/s: 7%
USA
New cases: 600-700
In-treatment: N/A
Mortality rate/s: 7%