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. 2015 Jul 21;10(4):2259–2264. doi: 10.3892/ol.2015.3519

Table I.

Skin cancer rate and TVitDduring the four seasons of the year between 2007 and 2011 in Arica, Chile.

TVitD, min

Year Skin cancer rate/100,000 individuals Winter Fall Spring Summer
2007 30.2 19.1 11.0 10.1 8.5
2008 25.4 18.5   9.9   9.3 8.1
2009 30.8 19.9 10.2 10.3 8.6
2010 24.3 22.5 11.9 11.5 9.1
2011 23.8 23.8 12.6 12.7 9.9

TVitD, ultraviolet radiation exposure time required to synthesize 1,000 IU of vitamin D.