Multiple myeloma - UK mortality statistics

Multiple myeloma mortality statistics can be found here, including by age and sex and trends over time up to 2008. Top line mortality for 2009 only can be found on the Data table: Cancer cases and deaths in the UK

Multiple myeloma mortality

 

By age and sex

Table 2.1 shows the number of deaths and the mortality rate for multiple myeloma in the UK in 2008. 1-3

Number of deaths and mortality rates for multiple myeloma in the UK

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The number of deaths from multiple myeloma and mortality rates by age group are shown in Figure 2.1. 1-3

Numbers of deaths and age-specific mortality rates by sex, multiple myeloma in the UK

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Trends over time

Figure 2.2 shows the multiple myeloma mortality trend for the UK. 1-3

Age-standardised (European) mortality rates, multiple myeloma, by sex in the UK

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References for multiple myeloma mortality

  1.  Office for National Statistics, 2010 Mortality Statistics: Cause, 2008
  2.  ISD Online, 2010 Cancer Incidence and Mortality data, 2008
  3.  Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency 2010 Northern Ireland Mortality data, 2008.