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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

In 2012, the incidence of multiple myeloma was approximately 6.3 per 100,000 individuals with a mortality rate of 3.3 per 100,000 in the United States. The prevalence of multiple myeloma was estimated to be 83,367 cases in 2011 in the United States. Multiple myeloma is the second most common blood cancer after non-Hodgkin's lymphoma & 15th most common cancer overall in United States. Males are more commonly affected with multiple myeloma than females. Multiple myeloma usually affects individuals of the African American and Native Pacific Islanders race. Asian individuals are less likely to develop multiple myeloma. The incidence of multiple myeloma increases with age; the median age at diagnosis is between 65 to 70 years years. It is estimated that 77,617 people currently live with multiple myeloma in the United States.

Epidemiology and Demographics

Incidence

• In 2012, the incidence of multiple myeloma is approximately 6.3 per 100,000 individuals with a case-fatality rate of 3.3 per 100,000 in the United States.
• Since 1975, overall multiple myeloma incidence has increased nearly 1 percent annually.
• In 2014, multiple myeloma constitutes approximately 1.4 percent of the estimated new cancer cases.

Prevalance

• Myeloma is the fourteenth leading cause of cancer death in the United States.
• Multiple myeloma is the second most prevalent blood cancer (10%) after non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
• There are approximately 76,000 people in the United States living with multiple myeloma.
• Multiple myeloma represents approximately 1% of all cancers and 2% of all cancer deaths.
• In 2012, there were an estimated 89,658 people living with multiple myeloma in the United States.

Age

• The incidence of multiple myeloma increases with age; the median age at diagnosis is is 65 to 70 years. Though recent statistics indicate an increase in incidence of earlier age of onset in multiple myeloma.

Gender

• Multiple myeloma affects slightly more men than women.

Race

• African Americans and non Hispanics have the highest reported incidence of multiple myeloma in the United States while Asians and American Indians have the lowest.
• Among African Americans, multiple myeloma is one of the top 10 leading causes of cancer death.