Multiple myeloma statistics
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To provide the most current cancer statistics, statistical methods are used to estimate the number of new cancer cases and deaths until actual data become available.
Incidence and mortality
Incidence is the total number of new cases of cancer. Mortality is the number of deaths due to cancer.
It is estimated that in 2022:
- 4,000 Canadians will be diagnosed with multiple myeloma.
- 1,650 Canadians will die from multiple myeloma.
- 2,400 men will be diagnosed with multiple myeloma and 970 will die from it.
- 1,550 women will be diagnosed with multiple myeloma and 700 will die from it.
For more information about cancer statistics, go to Canadian Cancer Statistics.