2015 Melanoma Deaths in New Zealand: A factsheet

August 2, 2019

2015 melanoma deaths

This factsheet, prepared for the Ministry of Health by Massey University's Environmental Health Indicator programme presents information on deaths from melanoma in New Zealand. 

Key facts include:

  • In 2015, 378 people died from melanoma in New Zealand, making melanoma the 6th most common cancer that people died from in 2015.
  • The mortality rate for melanoma has remained relatively stable since 2001.
  • In 2015, melanoma mortality rates were higher in males and older age groups, especially in 75+ years. Almost all melanoma deaths were in people of European/Other ethnicity (368 out of 378 deaths, 97%).
  • Melanoma mortality rates were relatively similar across socioeconomic deprivation quintiles (NZDep2013). Rates were somewhat higher in secondary urban areas, particularly for males.
  • By district health board (DHB), the melanoma mortality rate was highest in Bay of Plenty and Taranaki DHBs, and lowest in Capital and Coast DHB.

See the factsheet

Source

Environmental Health Indicators. 2019. Melanoma deaths. [Factsheet]. Wellington: Environmental Health Indicators Programme, Massey University.



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