Multiple myeloma

Source: Globocan 2020

Number of new cases in 2020, both sexes, all ages Number of deaths in 2020, both sexes, all ages

Breast 2 261 419 Lung 1 796 144

Lung 2 206 771 Colorectum 935 173
Colorectum 1 931 590 Liver 830 180
Prostate 1 414 259 Stomach 768 793
Stomach 1 089 103 Breast 684 996
Liver 905 677 Oesophagus 544 076
Cervix uteri 604 127 Pancreas 466 003
Oesophagus 604 100 Prostate 375 304
Thyroid 586 202 Cervix uteri 341 831
Bladder 573 278 Leukaemia 311 594
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 544 352 Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 259 793
Pancreas 495 773 Brain, central nervous system 251 329
Leukaemia 474 519 Bladder 212 536
Kidney 431 288 Ovary 207 252
Corpus uteri 417 367 Kidney 179 368
Lip, oral cavity 377 713 Lip, oral cavity 177 757
Melanoma of skin 324 635 Multiple myeloma 117 077
Ovary 313 959 Larynx 99 840
Brain, central nervous system 308 102 Corpus uteri 97 370
Larynx 184 615 Gallbladder 84 695
Multiple myeloma 176 404 Nasopharynx 80 008
Nasopharynx 133 354 Melanoma of skin 57 043
Gallbladder 115 949 Oropharynx 48 143
Oropharynx 98 412 Thyroid 43 646
Hypopharynx 84 254 Hypopharynx 38 599
Hodgkin lymphoma 83 087 Mesothelioma 26 278
Testis 74 458 Hodgkin lymphoma 23 376
Salivary glands 53 583 Salivary glands 22 778
Vulva 45 240 Vulva 17 427
Penis 36 068 Kaposi sarcoma 15 086
Kaposi sarcoma 34 270 Penis 13 211
Mesothelioma 30 870 Testis 9 334
Vagina 17 908 Vagina 7 995

0 500 000 1 000 000 1 500 000 2 000 000 0 500 000 1 000 000 1 500 000

Cancer incidence and mortality statistics worldwide and by region

Incidence Mortality
Both sexes Males Females Both sexes Males Females
Cum. risk Cum. risk Cum. risk Cum. risk Cum. risk Cum. risk
New cases New cases New cases Deaths Deaths Deaths
0-74 (%) 0-74 (%) 0-74 (%) 0-74 (%) 0-74 (%) 0-74 (%)
Eastern Africa 2 128 0.11 1 015 0.12 1 113 0.11 1 786 0.10 852 0.11 934 0.09
Middle Africa 930 0.13 509 0.16 421 0.10 792 0.12 429 0.14 363 0.09
Northern Africa 2 535 0.14 1 478 0.17 1 057 0.11 2 158 0.12 1 263 0.14 895 0.09
Southern Africa 1 294 0.26 744 0.33 550 0.21 975 0.20 545 0.26 430 0.16
Western Africa 1 604 0.10 791 0.10 813 0.10 1 358 0.09 667 0.09 691 0.09
Caribbean 1 377 0.27 679 0.29 698 0.25 1 058 0.20 520 0.21 538 0.18
Central America 2 875 0.20 1 651 0.24 1 224 0.15 1 951 0.13 1 115 0.16 836 0.11
South America 10 932 0.24 5 972 0.28 4 960 0.20 8 280 0.17 4 515 0.21 3 765 0.15
Northern America 35 318 0.57 19 941 0.68 15 377 0.47 15 188 0.19 8 603 0.23 6 585 0.15
Eastern Asia 31 890 0.13 17 882 0.15 14 008 0.10 23 107 0.09 13 218 0.11 9 889 0.07
South-Eastern Asia 6 900 0.12 3 952 0.15 2 948 0.09 5 855 0.10 3 414 0.13 2 441 0.08
South-Central Asia 19 492 0.13 11 464 0.16 8 028 0.11 16 787 0.11 9 873 0.13 6 914 0.09
Western Asia 5 157 0.26 2 932 0.30 2 225 0.22 3 861 0.20 2 236 0.24 1 625 0.16
Central and Eastern Europe 11 315 0.26 5 291 0.30 6 024 0.23 7 824 0.17 3 648 0.20 4 176 0.15
Western Europe 18 114 0.43 10 466 0.54 7 648 0.33 11 063 0.19 6 065 0.24 4 998 0.15
Southern Europe 12 020 0.36 6 689 0.44 5 331 0.29 7 999 0.19 4 232 0.22 3 767 0.15
Northern Europe 9 469 0.46 5 387 0.55 4 082 0.37 5 609 0.19 3 159 0.23 2 450 0.15
Australia and New Zealand 2 956 0.58 1 710 0.69 1 246 0.47 1 352 0.19 799 0.24 553 0.15
Melanesia 68 0.11 45 0.15 23 0.07 52 0.09 34 0.13 18 0.05
Polynesia 24 0.45 13 0.45 11 0.46 20 0.40 10 0.39 10 0.41
Micronesia 6 0.09 2 0 4 0.18 2 0.09 0 0 2 0.17
Low HDI 4 085 0.10 2 195 0.11 1 890 0.09 3 487 0.09 1 863 0.10 1 624 0.08
Medium HDI 21 392 0.13 12 258 0.15 9 134 0.11 18 338 0.11 10 519 0.13 7 819 0.09
High HDI 46 090 0.14 26 175 0.17 19 915 0.11 35 786 0.11 20 669 0.13 15 117 0.09
Very high HDI 104 722 0.38 57 924 0.46 46 798 0.32 59 400 0.17 32 109 0.21 27 291 0.14
World 176 404 0.21 98 613 0.25 77 791 0.17 117 077 0.13 65 197 0.15 51 880 0.10

Incidence, both sexes Mortality, both sexes 5-year prevalence, both sexes

Africa Africa Oceania

(4.8%) (6%) (1.9%)
Asia Asia
LAC** LAC** Africa (33.3%)
(8.6%) (36%) (9.6%) Asia (3.6%)
(42.4%)
N.America* N.America* LAC**
(20%) (13%) (8.2%)

N.America*
Europe Europe (22.3%) Europe
(28.9%) (27.8%) (30.6%)
Population Number Population Number Population Number
Asia 63 439 Asia 49 610 Asia 150 210
Europe 50 918 Europe 32 495 Europe 138 083
*Northern America 35 318 *Northern America 15 188 *Northern America 100 432
**Latin America and the Caribbean 15 184 **Latin America and the Caribbean 11 289 **Latin America and the Caribbean 36 867
Africa 8 491 Africa 7 069 Africa 16 363
Oceania 3 054 Oceania 1 426 Oceania 8 624
Total 176 404 Total 117 077 Total 450 579

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 Age standardized (World) incidence rates, multiple myeloma, males, all ages

≥ 3.7
2.6–3.7
1.6–2.6
1.1–1.6 Not applicable
0.55–1.1 No data
< 0.55

Age standardized (World) incidence rates, multiple myeloma, females, all ages

≥ 2.6
1.9–2.6
1.2–1.9
0.83–1.2 Not applicable
0.44–0.83 No data
< 0.44

Data source: GLOBOCAN 2020

Graph production: IARC (https://gco.iarc.fr/today)
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Age standardized (World) incidence rates, multiple myeloma, by sex Age standardized (World) incidence and mortality rates, multiple myeloma

Males Females Incidence Mortality

Australia and New Zealand 5.9 3.9 Australia and New Zealand 4.9 1.8
Northern America 5.7 3.9 Northern America 4.7 1.7
Northern Europe 4.7 3.1 Northern Europe 3.8 1.8
Western Europe 4.6 2.7 Western Europe 3.6 1.8
Southern Europe 3.7 2.4 Polynesia 3.2 2.7
Polynesia 3.6 2.9 Southern Europe 3.0 1.6
Southern Africa 3.2 1.8 Southern Africa 2.3 1.8
Western Asia 2.5 1.8 Caribbean 2.3 1.7
Caribbean 2.4 2.1 Western Asia 2.1 1.6
South America 2.4 1.6 South America 2.0 1.5
Central and Eastern Europe 2.4 1.8 Central and Eastern Europe 2.0 1.3
World 2.2 1.5 World 1.8 1.1
Central America 2.0 1.2 Central America 1.6 1.1
Northern Africa 1.5 0.97 Northern Africa 1.2 1.0
Middle Africa 1.4 0.92 Micronesia 1.2 0.37
Eastern Asia 1.3 0.91 Middle Africa 1.1 0.99
South-Central Asia 1.3 0.86 Eastern Asia 1.1 0.76
South-Eastern Asia 1.2 0.76 South-Central Asia 1.1 0.91
Melanesia 1.2 0.55 Eastern Africa 0.96 0.84
Eastern Africa 0.98 0.94 South-Eastern Asia 0.96 0.82
Micronesia 0.88 1.4 Melanesia 0.87 0.73
Western Africa 0.83 0.79 Western Africa 0.81 0.71

10 8.0 6.0 4.0 2.0 0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10 8.0 6.0 4.0 2.0 0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0
ASR (World) per 100 000 ASR (World) per 100 000

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