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Overview: Multiple Myeloma
How Many People Get Multiple Myeloma?

The American Cancer Society's most recent estimates for multiple myeloma in the United States are for 2009:

  • 20,580 new cases of multiple myeloma (about 11,190 in men and about 8,730 in women)
  • 10,580 deaths from multiple myeloma

In the United States, the lifetime risk of getting multiple myeloma is 1 in 161.

Last Medical Review: 03/13/2009
Last Revised: 05/06/2009
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