Skin Cancer Trends

Note: The word “significantly” below refers to statistical significance. 2012 is the latest year for which data are available.

Incidence Trends

From 2003 to 2012 in the United States, the incidence rate of melanoma of the skin—

Men

• Increased significantly by 1.7% per year among men.
• Increased significantly by 1.7% per year among white men.
• Remained level among black men.
• Remained level among Hispanic men.
• Remained level among American Indian/Alaska Native men.
• Remained level among Asian/Pacific Islander men.

Women

• Increased significantly by 1.4% per year among women.
• Increased significantly by 1.5% per year among white women.
• Remained level among black women.
• Decreased significantly by 1.7% per year among Hispanic women.
• Remained level among American Indian/Alaska Native women.
• Remained level among Asian/Pacific Islander women.

Mortality Trends

From 2003 to 2012 in the United States, the death rate from melanoma of the skin—

Men

• Remained level among men.
• Remained level among white men.
• Remained level among black men.
• Remained level among Hispanic men.

The rates could not be calculated for American Indian/Alaska Native and Asian/Pacific Islander men.

Women

Mortality data for women were not presented in the data source tables.

Data source:

Note: Hispanic origin is not mutually exclusive from race categories (white, black, Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaska Native).