Melanoma Mortality – 1999-2015

 

Year Deaths Age Adjusted Rate¹
1999 7,215 2.6
2000 7,420 2.7
2001 7,542 2.7
2002 7,514 2.6
2003 7,818 2.7
2004 7,952 2.7
2005 8,345 2.8
2006 8,441 2.7
2007 8,461 2.7
2008 8,623 2.7
2009 9,199 2.8
2010 9,154 2.8
2011 9,128 2.7
2012 9,251 2.7
2013 9,394 2.7
2014 9,325 2.6
2015 8,885 2.4
TOTAL 143,667 2.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

¹The number of deaths per 100,000 total population.

Malignant melanoma of skin deaths are defined as having an ICD-10 underlying cause-of-death code of C43.

Source: http://wonder.cdc.gov

 

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