NJSHAD - Health Indicator Report - Incidence of Melanoma of the Skin by Year and Sex, 1990 to 2021

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Male
	1	Male	1990	1990	14.2	12.9	15.6	486
	1	Male	1991	1991	15.6	14.3	17.0	534
	1	Male	1992	1992	15.0	13.7	16.3	522
	1	Male	1993	1993	14.8	13.6	16.2	519
	1	Male	1994	1994	15.8	14.5	17.2	563
	1	Male	1995	1995	16.6	15.3	18.0	602
	1	Male	1996	1996	19.8	18.3	21.3	723
	1	Male	1997	1997	22.2	20.7	23.9	811
	1	Male	1998	1998	20.3	18.8	21.8	756
	1	Male	1999	1999	20.2	18.8	21.7	763
	1	Male	2000	2000	20.2	18.7	21.6	766
	1	Male	2001	2001	23.8	22.3	25.4	921
	1	Male	2002	2002	27.1	25.5	28.8	1,058
	1	Male	2003	2003	25.3	23.7	26.9	1,001
	1	Male	2004	2004	28.0	26.4	29.7	1,117
	1	Male	2005	2005	25.3	23.7	26.9	1,017
	1	Male	2006	2006	27.3	25.7	29.0	1,103
	1	Male	2007	2007	28.0	26.3	29.6	1,157
	1	Male	2008	2008	28.5	26.9	30.1	1,206
	1	Male	2009	2009	27.4	25.8	29.0	1,166
	1	Male	2010	2010	28.0	26.4	29.7	1,214
	1	Male	2011	2011	29.6	28.0	31.3	1,302
	1	Male	2012	2012	27.8	26.2	29.4	1,251
	1	Male	2013	2013	29.2	27.7	30.9	1,332
	1	Male	2014	2014	29.2	27.7	30.8	1,379
	1	Male	2015	2015	28.3	26.8	29.9	1,366
	1	Male	2016	2016	27.2	25.7	28.8	1,314
	1	Male	2017	2017	30.0	28.4	31.6	1,477
	1	Male	2018	2018	26.2	24.8	27.7	1,325
	1	Male	2019	2019	27.9	26.4	29.4	1,436
	1	Male	2020	2020	22.4	21.1	23.7	1,187
	1	Male	2021	2021	28.2	26.8	29.7	1,504
Female
	2	Female	1990	1990	10.0	9.1	11.0	426
	2	Female	1991	1991	8.6	7.7	9.6	371
	2	Female	1992	1992	8.7	7.8	9.6	379
	2	Female	1993	1993	9.0	8.1	9.9	402
	2	Female	1994	1994	11.2	10.2	12.2	493
	2	Female	1995	1995	10.6	9.6	11.6	479
	2	Female	1996	1996	11.0	10.0	12.0	499
	2	Female	1997	1997	13.3	12.2	14.4	614
	2	Female	1998	1998	11.9	10.9	12.9	557
	2	Female	1999	1999	11.8	10.9	12.9	562
	2	Female	2000	2000	13.0	12.0	14.1	621
	2	Female	2001	2001	15.3	14.2	16.5	729
	2	Female	2002	2002	16.6	15.5	17.8	804
	2	Female	2003	2003	14.8	13.7	15.9	723
	2	Female	2004	2004	16.4	15.3	17.6	803
	2	Female	2005	2005	18.5	17.3	19.7	910
	2	Female	2006	2006	18.6	17.4	19.9	926
	2	Female	2007	2007	19.1	17.9	20.4	951
	2	Female	2008	2008	16.8	15.7	18.0	861
	2	Female	2009	2009	17.0	15.9	18.2	873
	2	Female	2010	2010	18.1	17.0	19.4	947
	2	Female	2011	2011	16.2	15.1	17.3	854
	2	Female	2012	2012	17.5	16.4	18.7	946
	2	Female	2013	2013	17.7	16.5	18.8	965
	2	Female	2014	2014	16.8	15.7	17.9	935
	2	Female	2015	2015	18.3	17.1	19.4	1,027
	2	Female	2016	2016	16.8	15.7	17.9	955
	2	Female	2017	2017	17.6	16.5	18.8	1,023
	2	Female	2018	2018	16.6	15.6	17.8	978
	2	Female	2019	2019	16.7	15.6	17.8	992
	2	Female	2020	2020	13.8	12.9	14.8	843
	2	Female	2021	2021	16.5	15.4	17.6	1,020

Why Is This Important?

Cancer of the skin is by far the most common of all cancers. Melanoma accounts for less than 5% of skin cancer cases but causes a large majority of skin cancer deaths. Most melanoma of the skin is caused by exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun. Whites have age-adjusted incidence rates that are more than 15 times higher than Blacks. People with light complexions have the highest risk of melanoma of the skin.

Definition

Incidence rate of invasive melanoma of the skin for a defined population in a specified time interval. Rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. Standard Population. Rates are per 100,000 population.

Data Notes

Data have been age-adjusted to the U.S. 2000 standard population.
Incidence rates (cases per 100,000 population per year) are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (19 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ..., 80-84, 85+). Rates are for invasive cancer only (except for bladder cancer which is invasive and in situ) or unless otherwise specified.

2020 data are considered preliminary and should not be used in trend analyses; an approximate 10% decrease in the number of cancer cases diagnosed in 2020 and compared to 2019 is partly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Patients experienced difficulties scheduling medical appointments and cancer screening tests in 2020.

Incidence data for 2021 are considered preliminary due to possible reporting delays.

Data Sources

SEER*Stat, National Center Institute
(https://www.seer.cancer.gov/seerstat)
Bridged-race population estimates, National Cancer Institute
(https://seer.cancer.gov/popdata/)

How the Measure is Calculated

Numerator:
Number of new cases of melanoma of the skin among a defined population in a specified time interval.
Denominator:
Defined population in a specified time interval.

Related Health Objectives and Indicators

Environmental Public Health Tracking Indicator CA-72

Description: Incidence of melanoma
https://ephtracking.cdc.gov/indicatorPages?selectedContentAreaAbbreviation=9&selectedIndicatorId=72

Health Care System Factors

See https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/skin-cancer-screening for skin cancer screening recommendations

Risk Factors

See https://www.cancer.gov/types/skin/patient/skin-prevention-pdq for skin cancer prevention information.

Related Risk Factors Indicators:

Sunburn Prevalence

Related Health Status Outcomes Indicators:

Deaths due to Melanoma of the Skin

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Incidence of Melanoma of the Skin by Year and Sex, 1990 to 2021