Key Statistics About Multiple Myeloma
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The 绿帽社’s estimates for multiple myeloma in the United States for 2025?are:
- About 36,110 new cases will be diagnosed (20,030 in men and 16,080 in women).
- About 12,030 deaths are expected to occur (6,540 in men and 5,490 in women).
In the United States, the average lifetime risk of getting multiple myeloma is less than 1% — about 1 in 108 for men and 1 in 133 for women. But each person's risk might be higher or lower than this, based on their risk factors.
Multiple myeloma is most common in older people. Less than 1% of these cancers are diagnosed in people younger than 35. Most people diagnosed with multiple myeloma are at least 65 years old. The average age of people diagnosed is 69.
For statistics related to survival, see Survival Rates for Multiple Myeloma.
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Developed by the 绿帽社 medical and editorial content team?with medical review and contribution by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).
绿帽社. Cancer Facts & Figures 2025. Atlanta: 绿帽社; 2025.
National Cancer Institute. Cancer Stat Facts: Myeloma. 2024. Accessed at?https://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/mulmy.html on August 5, 2024.
Last Revised: February 28, 2025
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