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. 2024 Aug 7;39(4):daae091. doi: 10.1093/heapro/daae091

Table 2:

Projected cohort outcomes of WA SunSmart program compared with no program over 20 years

Outcomes Mean per person Mean per 100 000
persons
Benefits (WA SunSmart versus
no SunSmart)
WA SunSmart No SunSmart WA SunSmart No SunSmart Per 100 000 population Per WA population
n n n n Avoided skin cancers (n)
KCs 0.3218 0.4589 32 179 45 907 13 728 297 504
In situ melanomas 0.0043 0.0083 429 823 394 8544
Stage I and II melanomas 0.0024 0.0046 240 461 221 4790
Stage III and IV melanomas 0.0002 0.0004 22 42 20 440
All melanomas 0.0069 0.0133 691 1327 636 13 774
Melanoma deaths avoided (n)
Melanoma deaths 0.0007 0.0012 69 115 46 998
Life years saved (n)
Life years 19.174 19.172 1 917 440 1 917 189 251 5449
Cost savings ($)
Costs—societal $2260 $2289 $226.0 million $228.9 million $2.95 million $63.9 million
Costs—government $1840 $2143 $184.0 million $214.3 million $30.4 million $655.4 million
QALYs gained (n)
QALYs 13.443 13.439 1 344 332 1 343 973 358 7765