In a population-based study, global patterns of malignant melanoma in 2020 indicated approximately 325,000 cases worldwide.1 Researchers projected that if 2020 patterns continue, a 50% increase in melanoma cases will occur by 2040. These were followed by Western Europe (19 per 100,000 person-years for males and females), North America (18 per 100,000 person-years for males and 14 per 100,000 person-years for females), and Northern Europe (17 per 100,000 person-years for males and 18 per 100,000 person-years for females). Although 5.9% of all melanoma cases were in Oceania, melanoma deaths in that region only accounted for 3.4% of global deaths. Asia accounted for 7.3% of all cases but 21% of deaths, and Africa had 2.1% of cases but 4.7% of global melanoma deaths. Similarly, melanoma deaths were estimated to increase by approximately 68%, from 57,000 in 2020 to 96,000 in 2040, assuming rates in 2020 remained stable.”Reference

Source: New York Times September 06, 2023 10:30 UTC