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Mortality from Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer in Australia from 1971 to 2021
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: Received: 20 December 2023 / Approved: 20 December 2023 / Online: 20 December 2023 (10:21:56 CET)
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Czarnecki, D. Mortality from Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer in Australia from 1971 to 2021. Cancers 2024, 16, 867. Czarnecki, D. Mortality from Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer in Australia from 1971 to 2021. Cancers 2024, 16, 867.
Abstract
Abstract
The number of non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSC) removed from Australians is increasing every year. The number of deaths from NMSC is increasing but so is the population. However, the population has greatly changed with many people at low risk for skin cancer migrating to Australia. The death rate from NMSC for the entire population and susceptible populations since 1971 is examined in this article.
Materials and methods
Data on the Australian population was obtained from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Every five years a census is held in Australia and detailed information of the population is provided. The ABS also provided yearly data on the causes of death in Australia.
Results
The total population increased from 12,755,638 in 1971 to 25,738,140 in 2021. However, the susceptible population increased by far less, from 12,493,780 to 19,773,783. The number of deaths from NMSC increased from 143 to 765. The crude death rate for the susceptible population increased for 1.1 per 100,000 to 3.9 per 100,000. The crude death rate in the susceptible population aged 65 or more increased from 9.4 to 18.2 per 100,000.
Conclusion
Deaths from NMSC are increasing despite public health campaigns to prevent skin cancer. On current trends, NMSC will cause more deaths than melanoma in Australia.
Keywords
Nonmelanoma; Skin Cancer; Australia
Subject
Medicine and Pharmacology, Oncology and Oncogenics
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