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Table 1 Multiple myeloma incidence by region across Africa as of December 2020

From: Are African primary physicians suspicious enough? Challenges of multiple myeloma diagnosis in Africa

Region

Total cases

Population

Incidence rate per 100,000 population

Southern

1294

60,425,000

2.14

Northern

2597

210,002,000

1.2

Central

930

135,750,000

0.68

Western

1604

331,255,000

0.48

Eastern

1649

373,202,000

0.44

  1. List of the African regions and population got from the World Health Organization database [7]