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. 2015 Sep 18;112(38):629–634. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2015.0629

Table. Malignant melanoma incidence and mortality in Germany and Schleswig-Holstein, by year and sex*.

Incidence (ASR/100000) Mortality (ASR/100000)
Germany Schleswig-Holstein Germany Schleswig-Holstein
Year M F T M F T M F T M F T
1998 2.3 1.6 1.9 2.1 2.1 2.1
1999 16.5 19.1 17.8 2.4 1.5 1.9 3.3 2.0 2.6
2000 20.6 18.8 19.7 2.6 1.6 2.0 3.4 1.8 2.6
2001 18.9 22.0 20.5 2.5 1.6 2.0 3.4 2.2 2.8
2002 17.0 18.8 17.9 2.4 1.6 1.9 2.6 2.0 2.2
2003 13.6 14.3 14.0 18.3 24.0 21.1 2.7 1.5 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.8
2004 14.4 13.9 14.2 20.4 22.1 21.3 2.5 1.6 2.0 2.8 1.8 2.2
2005 14.6 14.4 14.5 17.3 17.2 17.2 2.4 1.6 2.0 3.2 1.2 2.2
2006 14.4 14.2 14.3 16.2 15.7 15.9 2.4 1.5 1.9 2.8 1.6 2.2
2007 14.9 14.9 14.9 15.3 16.2 15.7 2.6 1.6 2.0 2.3 1.4 1.8
2008 18.3 17.0 17.7 15.9 19.0 17.4 2.5 1.6 2.0 1.1 0.9 1.0
2009 18.6 17.2 17.9 18.1 18.5 18.3 2.6 1.7 2.1 1.8 1.1 1.4
2010 18.4 18.0 18.2 17.1 18.3 17.7 2.7 1.6 2.1 2.0 1.0 1.5
2011 18.2 17.6 17.9 16.9 18.7 17.8 3.0 1.7 2.3 2.7 1.9 2.3
2012 2.8 1.7 2.2 2.7 2.1 2.4
2013 3.0 1.7 2.3 2.7 2.2 2.4

Years in which skin cancer screening (pilot project in Schleswig-Holstein or national skin cancer screening) was performed are shaded gray.

*Rates are reported by sex (M: male, F:female, T: total) and were standardized for age according to European standard per 100 000 (ASR: age-standardized rate). Data sources: mortality: www.gbe-bund.de; incidence for Germany: www.gekid.de; incidence for Schleswig-Holstein: www.krebsregister-sh.de