Table 3:

The average age-standardized mortality rates and linear trend of melanoma malignum in Serbia, in 2000–2021

Age	Age-specific rates*	Linear trend	R2	p	Average annual percentage change (95% CI)
(yr)	(per 100,000)
Men
25 - 29	0.40	†
30 - 34	1.09	†
35 -39	1.65	†
40 -44	1.98	†
45 - 49	3.35
50 - 54	4.83	y = 172.36 − 0.43·x		0.046	11.59 (−11.11 – 34.29)
55 - 59	6.36	†
60 - 64	7.93	†
65 - 69	10.23	y = 11.88 + 0.46·x	0.217	0.030	6.16 (−9.25 – 21.57)
70 - 74	12.61	y = 18.09 + 0.72·x	0.519	0.000	8.37 (−8.33 – 25.07)
75 - 79	14.69	y = 9.03 + 0.64·x	0.407	0.002	10.99 (−6.64 – 28.63)
80 +	16.25	y = 8.42 + 0.79·x	0.617	0.000	15.76 (−0.83 – 32.35)
Women
25 - 29	0.41	†
30 - 34	1.00	y = 7.74 − 0.63·x	0.401	0.001	15.81 (−34.10 – 65,70)
35 -39	1.19	†		0.035	36.89 (−10.00 – 83.77)
40 -44	1.74	†
45 - 49	2.44	†
50 - 54	2.69	†
55 - 59	3.76	†
60 - 64	3.60	†
65 - 69	5.38	†
70 - 74	6.17	y = 7.96 + 0.52·x	0.268	0.012	13.36 (−12.36 – 33.39)
75 - 79	7.34	y = 3.47 + 0.50·x	0.252	0.012	9.19 (−7.95 – 26.34)
80+	10.45	y = 2.62 + 0.44·x	0.195	0.032	19.17 (−11.90 – 50.25)