Table 3.
Estimates of national costs of skin cancer (2014/15 ZAR, $US)
| Melanoma | BCC and SCC | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean costs per suspected case | ZAR 3566 $605 | ZAR 2154 $366 | - |
| Mean costs per diagnosed case | ZAR 4197 $712 | ZAR 2767 $470 | - |
| <1 mm ZAR 2931 $497 | |||
| >1 mm ZAR 7149 $1213 | |||
| Incidence per 100,000a | 4.77 | 54.6 | 59.4 |
| million | million | million | |
| Total costs | ZAR 10.80 $1.8 | ZAR 81.60 $13.8 | ZAR 92.40 $15.7 |
| By racial group | |||
| Blacks | ZAR 2.09 $0.4 | ZAR 5.76 $1.0 | ZAR 7.84 $1.3 |
| Asians/indians | ZAR 0.05 $0.0 | ZAR 0.38 $0.1 | ZAR 0.44 $0.1 |
| Coloureds | ZAR 1.04 $0.2 | ZAR 8.66 $1.5 | ZAR 9.69 $1.6 |
| Whites | ZAR 3.67 $0.6 | ZAR 26.82 $4.6 | ZAR 30.49 $5.2 |
| Unknown race | ZAR 3.96 $0.7 | ZAR 40.06 $6.8 | ZAR 44.02 $7.5 |
| By Gender | |||
| Men | ZAR 6.10 $1.0 | ZAR 54.71 $9.3 | ZAR 60.81 $10.3 |
| Women | ZAR 4.70 $0.8 | ZAR 26.96 $4.6 | ZAR 31.67 $5.4 |