Multiple Myeloma
Data analyses and reports
- Detailed incidence and mortality data, lifetime risk, prevalence and survival statistics: Multiple myeloma and malignant plasma cell neoplasms
- A summary table of the main statistics for multiple myeloma.
Below are the most recently updated data. Please note:
- Within each page some files are quite large and may take a few minutes to download.
- You may need to use the drop-down menus within the spreadsheets to define your selections of 'Area of Residence', 'Sex', and 'Cancer site/type' to find the data that you require.
Multiple myeloma and malignant plasma cell neoplasms: ICD-10 C90
Incidence:
Annual incidence 
[928KB] (most recent 25 years) by age, sex, network and health board
Five year summary of incidence [170KB] by age, sex, network and health board
Mortality:
Annual mortality [765KB] (most recent 25 years) by age, sex, network and health board
Five year summary of mortality [187KB] by age, sex, network and health board
Survival:
Survival [33KB] (by age and sex) at 1, 3, 5 & 10 years after diagnosis (1983 onwards)
Survival summary 
[450KB] and interpretation at 1 & 5 years after diagnosis (1983 onwards)
Prevalence:
Cancer prevalence [50KB]
Lifetime risk:
Lifetime risk [47KB] of cancer by age and sex
Deprivation:
Incidence, mortality and survival by deprivation category [29KB]
Summary statistics for multiple myelomas
| Scotland | Males | Females |
|---|---|---|
| Rank - incidence | 15 | 17 |
| Rank - mortality | 15 | 17 |
| Percentage frequency of all cancers | 1.5% | 1.2% |
| Number of new cases diagnosed in 2011 | 221 | 185 |
| Number of deaths recorded in 2011 | 140 | 98 |
| Change in incidence from 2001 to 2011 | +9.1% | +7.4% |
| Change in mortality from 2001 to 2011 | -6.2% | -14.9% |
| 1 year relative survival for patients diagnosed between 2003 and 2007 | 73.0% | 70.6% |
| 5 year relative survival for patients diagnosed between 2003 and 2007 | 40.9% | 34.2% |
Notes:
1. Survival figures are not age standardised.
2. Change in incidence and mortality is estimated by Poisson regression.
