African Americans make up around 14% of the population of the United States — and 20% of people living with multiple myeloma.
14%
2x
20%
20%
Source: International Myeloma Foundation
Source: International Myeloma Foundation
Multiple myeloma is two to three times more common in Black Americans than in white Americans.
2-3x
Source: International Myeloma Foundation
Black people are twice as likely to die of multiple myeloma than are other racial groups.
By 2034, 24% of people newly diagnosed with multiple myeloma will be African American
24%
Source: International Myeloma Foundation
Source: International Myeloma Foundation
Source: International Myeloma Foundation
Source: International Myeloma Foundation