In 2019 there were 329 deaths from melanoma in Aotearoa New Zealand

Posted 8 months ago by Kirsty Craig Less than a minute to read

We have just published an update to our Melanoma Mortality surveillance report. Here are the key facts:

In 2019, there were 329 deaths from melanoma in New Zealand, an increase from 298 deaths in 2018.
The age-standardised melanoma mortality rate was 3.7 deaths per 100,000 in 2019. This remains significantly lower than the 2011 peak (5.3 per 100,000).
Melanoma mortality increases with age and in 2019 rates were at least twice as high for males aged 65+ years compared to females in the same age group.
Age-standardised melanoma mortality rates for 2010–19 were highest in the European/Other ethnic group (5.4 per 100,000), almost 5 times the rate for the next most affected group, Māori (1.1 per 100,000).

The full report can be read here.