2019 Skin Cancer Prevention Progress Report 19 Table 3 Average Annual Number and Rateª of Melanoma Deaths by Sex and Race/Ethnicity, United States, 2012–2016 Race/Ethnicity US Count Rate Male Count Rate Female Count Rate All Racesb 9,008 2.5 5,930 3.7 3,079 1.5 White 8,805 2.9 5,826 4.3 2,979 1.8 White, Hispanic 233 0.8 138 1.0 95 0.6 White, non-Hispanic 8,556 3.2 5,677 4.7 2,879 2.0 Black 131 0.4 67 0.4 63 0.3 American Indian/ Alaska Native 15 0.5 8 0.7 7 0.4 Asian/Pacific Islander 58 0.3 28 0.4 30 0.3 Hispanicb 237 0.7 140 0.9 97 0.5 Source: Data are from CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics National Vital Statistics System and cover 100% of the U.S. population.17 ªRates are per 100,000 population and are age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. Standard Population. bRace and ethnicity are not mutually exclusive, except for “White, Hispanic” and “White, non-Hispanic.” Counts may not always sum to the total because of rounding and because cases with other and unknown race are included in totals. Among both males and females, incidence rates for melanoma have continued to increase over time, whereas death rates have declined (Figure 1). During the most recent five years (2012–2016), death rates decreased 4.9% per year on average among males and 5.0% per year on average among females. Since 2011, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved new treatments for advanced metastatic melanoma.18 The gender gap in overall melanoma incidence and death rates has persisted. Figure 1 Age-Adjusted Melanoma Incidence and Death Ratesª by Sex, United States, 2003–2016 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Rate per 100,000 Male Incidence Rate (AAPC 1.8*) Female Incidence Rate (AAPC 2.0*) Male Death Rate (AAPC -1.4*) Female Death Rate (AAPC -2.0*) Male Male Female Female Abbreviation: AAPC, average annual percentage change. AAPCs shown in the figure are during 2003−2016. Sources: Melanoma incidence data are from population-based registries that participate in CDC’s National Program of Cancer Registries and/or the National Cancer Institute’s Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program and meet high-quality data for the November 2018 data submission, covering 100% of the U.S. population. Melanoma death data are from CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics National Vital Statistics System and cover 100% of the U.S. population.17 aRates are per 100,000 population and are age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. Standard Population. *Denotes statistical significance (P < .05).
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