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Currently, little information is available on childhood cancer incidence rates in Eastern Asia. The objective of this study was to report the first population‐based cancer surveillance of children and adolescents in Taiwan.

Data from the Taiwan Cancer Registry were examined for cancer frequencies and incidence rates among individuals ages birth to 19 years from 1995 to 2009. Types of cancers were grouped according to the International Classification of Childhood Cancer. Rates were compared by sex and age. For further comparisons with other countries, rates were age standardized to the 2000 world standard population in 5‐year age groups. Trends in incidence rates also were evaluated.

In total, 12,315 individuals were diagnosed with childhood cancers, for an age‐standardized incidence rate (ASR) of 132.1 per million person‐years from 1995 to 2009. The male‐to …