Children’s and young people's cancers statistics

There are around 1,900 children and 2,300 young people diagnosed with cancer each year in the UK. 

Thanks to research, children's cancer survival has more than doubled since the 1970s in the UK. Today, more than 8 in 10 children and young people diagnosed with cancer today will survive for at least 10 years. Whilst survival has improved, cancer remains the leading cause of death by disease in children and young people over the age of one, and survival for some cancers that affect this age group hasn’t improved much since the 1970s. 

As the biggest charitable funder of research into children’s and young people’s cancers in the UK, we’re driving forward progress to ensure more children and young people with cancer can live longer, better lives.