Cases of melanoma in New Zealand

By sex, 1949–2015

The following information applies to all values in the table. Cancer type: C43, Unit: Number
Year	Sex	Number of new cases
1949	Female	26
1949	Male	11
1950	Female	15
1950	Male	24
1951	Female	33
1951	Male	33
1952	Female	42
1952	Male	22
1953	Female	45
1953	Male	28
1954	Female	44
1954	Male	33
1955	Female	50
1955	Male	31
1956	Female	71
1956	Male	30
1957	Female	45
1957	Male	33
1958	Female	58
1958	Male	37
1959	Female	53
1959	Male	51
1960	Female	79
1960	Male	32
1961	Female	75
1961	Male	46
1962	Female	78
1962	Male	61
1963	Female	88
1963	Male	51
1964	Female	80
1964	Male	56
1965	Female	106
1965	Male	68
1966	Female	115
1966	Male	67
1967	Female	104
1967	Male	69
1968	Female	123
1968	Male	76
1969	Female	161
1969	Male	92
1970	Female	142
1970	Male	100
1971	Female	192
1971	Male	115
1972	Female	215
1972	Male	131
1973	Female	273
1973	Male	154
1974	Female	263
1974	Male	177
1975	Female	288
1975	Male	210
1976	Female	315
1976	Male	198
1977	Female	301
1977	Male	210
1978	Female	327
1978	Male	221
1979	Female	280
1979	Male	215
1980	Female	354
1980	Male	256
1981	Female	389
1981	Male	252
1982	Female	419
1982	Male	314
1983	Female	394
1983	Male	292
1984	Female	429
1984	Male	342
1985	Female	380
1985	Male	282
1986	Female	426
1986	Male	311
1987	Female	462
1987	Male	352
1988	Female	600
1988	Male	451
1989	Female	533
1989	Male	472
1990	Female	463
1990	Male	421
1991	Female	562
1991	Male	411
1992	Female	541
1992	Male	491
1993	Female	513
1993	Male	524
1994	Female	731
1994	Male	756
1995	Female	880
1995	Male	879
1996	Female	800
1996	Male	785
1997	Female	736
1997	Male	745
1998	Female	727
1998	Male	779
1999	Female	719
1999	Male	783
2000	Female	842
2000	Male	818
2001	Female	888
2001	Male	869
2002	Female	909
2002	Male	933
2003	Female	892
2003	Male	962
2004	Female	947
2004	Male	949
2005	Female	910
2005	Male	1,107
2006	Female	938
2006	Male	1,060
2007	Female	1,050
2007	Male	1,123
2008	Female	1,076
2008	Male	1,180
2009	Female	1,015
2009	Male	1,197
2010	Female	1,100
2010	Male	1,241
2011	Female	1,005
2011	Male	1,199
2012	Female	1,096
2012	Male	1,228
2013	Female	1,140
2013	Male	1,226
2014	Female	1,040
2014	Male	1,253
2015	Female	1,062
2015	Male	1,353

Data calculation/treatment

These data are reported using the age-standardised rate (ASR) per 100,000 population, where our population profile is standardised to the World Health Organization world standard population. Using age-standardised rates allows comparisons to be made between different datasets or years. It means any differences in rates over time will be due to factors other than changes in the age structure of the population. This is important because cancer is a disease that predominantly affects the elderly. Because our population is ageing, we can expect an increase in cancer numbers.

Limitations of the data

Increases in melanoma rates may be due to several factors, including more people seeking diagnosis of unusual skin conditions because they have greater awareness of the risks and repercussions of melanoma.
2014–15 data are provisional and subject to change.

Changes to data collection/processing

The passing of the Cancer Registry Act 1993 and Cancer Regulations 1994 led to significant improvements in data quality and coverage (Ministry of Health, 2013). A sharp increase in registrations after 1993 is likely to have been related to these legislative and regulatory changes.

Data provided by

Ministry for the Environment

Dataset name

Environmental Reporting: Melanoma registration rates 2015

Webpage:

https://data.mfe.govt.nz/table/89458-melanoma-registration-rates-19482015/data/

How to find the data

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Import & extraction details

File as imported: Environmental Reporting: Melanoma registration rates 2015

From the dataset Environmental Reporting: Melanoma registration rates 2015, this data was extracted:

Rows: 2-205
Columns: 3-4
Provided: 408 data points

This data forms the table Health - Melanoma registration rates by sex 1948–2015.

Dataset originally released on:

October 14, 2016

Method of collection/Data provider

The data are melanoma registrations from the New Zealand Cancer Registry (NZCR) and the Ministry of Health's Mortality Collection.

Cases of melanoma in New Zealand

By sex, 1949–2015

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