Melanoma rates in New Zealand

By sex, 1949–2015, age-standardised number of new cases per 100,000 population

The following information applies to all values in the table. Cancer type: C43, Unit: Age-standardised rate
Year	Sex	Age-standardised number of new cases per 100,000 population
1949	Female	2.8
1949	Male	1.2
1950	Female	1.5
1950	Male	2.5
1951	Female	3.6
1951	Male	3.5
1952	Female	4.3
1952	Male	2.2
1953	Female	4.6
1953	Male	2.9
1954	Female	4.3
1954	Male	3.3
1955	Female	4.9
1955	Male	3.1
1956	Female	6.7
1956	Male	2.9
1957	Female	4.1
1957	Male	3.1
1958	Female	5.5
1958	Male	3.4
1959	Female	4.7
1959	Male	4.7
1960	Female	7.0
1960	Male	2.9
1961	Female	6.5
1961	Male	4.0
1962	Female	6.7
1962	Male	5.2
1963	Female	7.3
1963	Male	4.5
1964	Female	6.6
1964	Male	4.9
1965	Female	8.6
1965	Male	5.8
1966	Female	9.2
1966	Male	5.6
1967	Female	8.2
1967	Male	5.6
1968	Female	9.3
1968	Male	6.1
1969	Female	12.3
1969	Male	7.2
1970	Female	10.9
1970	Male	7.9
1971	Female	14.5
1971	Male	9.0
1972	Female	16.0
1972	Male	9.9
1973	Female	19.5
1973	Male	11.5
1974	Female	18.4
1974	Male	12.7
1975	Female	19.4
1975	Male	15.1
1976	Female	21.0
1976	Male	14.0
1977	Female	20.4
1977	Male	14.4
1978	Female	21.5
1978	Male	15.3
1979	Female	18.5
1979	Male	14.4
1980	Female	23.0
1980	Male	17.1
1981	Female	24.2
1981	Male	16.7
1982	Female	26.0
1982	Male	20.4
1983	Female	24.0
1983	Male	18.6
1984	Female	25.2
1984	Male	21.4
1985	Female	21.4
1985	Male	17.6
1986	Female	24.3
1986	Male	19.0
1987	Female	25.5
1987	Male	21.1
1988	Female	32.9
1988	Male	26.6
1989	Female	29.3
1989	Male	27.4
1990	Female	24.6
1990	Male	24.1
1991	Female	29.1
1991	Male	23.2
1992	Female	27.4
1992	Male	27.1
1993	Female	25.7
1993	Male	27.9
1994	Female	36.1
1994	Male	40.3
1995	Female	42.7
1995	Male	45.9
1996	Female	36.8
1996	Male	40.0
1997	Female	32.2
1997	Male	36.1
1998	Female	31.1
1998	Male	36.6
1999	Female	30.7
1999	Male	36.5
2000	Female	35.4
2000	Male	37.5
2001	Female	36.0
2001	Male	38.7
2002	Female	37.0
2002	Male	40.6
2003	Female	35.2
2003	Male	40.4
2004	Female	36.0
2004	Male	38.8
2005	Female	34.3
2005	Male	44.3
2006	Female	33.4
2006	Male	41.2
2007	Female	36.5
2007	Male	42.4
2008	Female	37.4
2008	Male	43.0
2009	Female	33.6
2009	Male	42.8
2010	Female	36.1
2010	Male	43.4
2011	Female	33.0
2011	Male	40.1
2012	Female	33.8
2012	Male	40.4
2013	Female	35.8
2013	Male	39.4
2014	Female	31.2
2014	Male	39.1
2015	Female	30.9
2015	Male	40.5

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

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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.

Melanoma rates in New Zealand

By sex, 1949–2015, age-standardised number of new cases per 100,000 population

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