Melanoma in New Zealand: New registrations and deaths 2013

November 9, 2016

2013 Melanoma Data

Published on 9 November 2016, the latest release in the Cancer: New registrations and deaths series presents information about melanoma deaths as well as new cases of melanoma diagnosed and reported to the New Zealand Cancer Registry.  In 2013:

  • Melanoma was the fourth most common cancer among both men and women (2366 registrations).
  • Melanoma was the third most common cancer among men (1226 registrations).
  • Melanoma was the third most common cancer among women (1140 registrations).  
  • In people aged 25-44 years melanoma was the most common cancer among men and the second most common cancer among women.
  • Among men melanoma was the fourth most common cause of cancer death (232 deaths; rate of 6.9 per 100,000).
  • Among women there were 124 deaths from melanoma (rate of 3.1 per 100,000).
  • Among Māori there was a total of 9 deaths from melanoma (5 among men and 4 among women, with rates of 1.9 and 1.3 per 100,000 respectively). 
  • The registration rate for males residing in the least deprived areas was 1.6 times the rate for males residing in the most deprived areas.
  • The registration rate for females residing in the least deprived areas was 1.9 times the rate for females residing in the most deprived areas.
  • All in situ melanomas have been excluded from the data presented.
  • There was a total of 133 deaths from non-melanoma skin cancers, with 88 deaths among men and 45 deaths among women (rates of 2.4 and 0.8 per 100,000 respectively).

Source:

Ministry of Health. 2016. Cancer: New registrations and deaths 2013. Wellington: Ministry of Health.  Only soft copy available to download at: http://www.health.govt.nz/publication/cancer-new-registrations-and-deaths-2013

Other recent publications:

Cancer: Historical Summary 1948–2013
(registration and death data for selected cancers by sex from 1948-2013)
https://www.health.govt.nz/pub..

Selected Cancers 2013, 2014, 2015
(provisional data and subject to change)
https://www.health.govt.nz/pub...


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