Table 2.
Incidence Rates of Malignant Melanoma by Age, Sex, and Year of Diagnosis
| Women | Men | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age at Diagnosis, y | No. | Ratea | No. | Ratea | No. | Ratea |
| Diagnosis 1970-1979 | ||||||
| 61-64 | 1 | 8.3 (0.2-46.0) | 1 | 10.2 (0.3-57.0) | 2 | 9.1 (1.1-33.0) |
| 65-69 | 2 | 14.8 (1.8-53.4) | 1 | 10.4 (0.3-57.8) | 3 | 12.9 (2.7-37.8) |
| 70-74 | 1 | 8.2 (0.2-45.9) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.1 (0.1-28.1) |
| 75-79 | 2 | 19.7 (2.4-71.0) | 1 | 18.1 (0.5-100.9) | 3 | 19.1 (3.9-55.9) |
| 80-84 | 2 | 27.5 (3.3-99.5) | 1 | 28.9 (0.7-161.1) | 3 | 28.0 (5.8-81.8) |
| 85-89 | 2 | 53.2 (6.4-192.2) | 2 | 121.7 (14.7-439.7) | 4 | 74.0 (20.2-189.6) |
| ≥90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 16.6 (6.3-26.9)b | 6 | 18.8 (3.3-34.4)b | 16 | 17.0 (8.6-25.4)c |
| Diagnosis 1980-1989 | ||||||
| 61-64 | 6 | 45.3 (16.6-98.6) | 6 | 50.3 (18.5-109.5) | 12 | 47.7 (24.6-83.3) |
| 65-69 | 3 | 20.0 (4.1-58.6) | 2 | 16.6 (2.0-59.8) | 5 | 18.5 (6.0-43.1) |
| 70-74 | 2 | 14.6 (1.8-52.8) | 1 | 10.9 (0.3-60.8) | 3 | 13.1 (2.7-38.4) |
| 75-79 | 4 | 33.6 (9.1-85.9) | 2 | 30.5 (3.7-110.1) | 6 | 32.5 (11.9-70.7) |
| 80-84 | 3 | 31.7 (6.5-92.6) | 5 | 118.7 (38.5-277.0) | 8 | 58.5 (25.3-115.3) |
| 85-89 | 1 | 16.6 (0.4-92.2) | 2 | 98.0 (11.9-354.0) | 3 | 37.1 (7.7-108.5) |
| ≥90 | 2 | 57.7 (7.0-20.84) | 1 | 126.9 (3.2-707.1) | 3 | 70.5 (14.5-206.1) |
| Total | 21 | 28.5 (16.2-40.7)b | 19 | 45.4 (24.0-66.9)b | 40 | 34.1 (23.4-44.8)c |
| Diagnosis 1990-1999 | ||||||
| 61-64 | 5 | 32.8 (10.7-76.6) | 5 | 34.7 (11.3-81.1) | 10 | 33.8 (16.2-62.1) |
| 65-69 | 6 | 34.4 (12.6-74.9) | 16 | 104.4 (59.7-169.5) | 22 | 67.2 (42.1-101.7) |
| 70-74 | 9 | 56.1 (25.7-106.6) | 18 | 144.6 (85.7-228.5) | 27 | 94.8 (62.5-137.9) |
| 75-79 | 4 | 28.8 (7.8-73.6) | 5 | 54.8 (17.8-127.9) | 9 | 39.1 (17.9-74.2) |
| 80-84 | 7 | 61.3 (24.6-126.3) | 8 | 142.0 (61.3-279.8) | 15 | 88.0 (49.2-145.1) |
| 85-89 | 5 | 62.7 (20.4-146.3) | 6 | 214.1 (78.6-466.1) | 11 | 102.1 (51.0-182.6) |
| ≥90 | 2 | 38.1 (4.6-137.5) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30.5 (3.7-110.1) |
| Total | 38 | 42.7 (29.0-56.5)b | 58 | 99.0 (73.0-125.0)b | 96 | 66.2 (52.9-79.6)c |
| Diagnosis 2000-2009 | ||||||
| 61-64 | 13 | 56.6 (30.2-96.9) | 21 | 101.7 (63.0-155.5) | 34 | 78.0 (54.0-109.0) |
| 65-69 | 14 | 60.5 (33.1-101.4) | 45 | 212.4 (155.0-284.3) | 59 | 133.1 (101.3-171.6) |
| 70-74 | 16 | 83.4 (47.7-135.5) | 39 | 234.8 (167.0-321.0) | 55 | 153.7 (115.8-200.0) |
| 75-79 | 15 | 88.6 (49.6-146.2) | 30 | 233.9 (157.8-333.9) | 45 | 151.3 (110.3-202.4) |
| 80-84 | 6 | 42.9 (15.8-93.4) | 23 | 259.7 (164.6-389.7) | 29 | 127.0 (85.1-182.4) |
| 85-89 | 6 | 63.4 (23.3-137.9) | 10 | 220.3 (105.6-405.1) | 16 | 114.2 (65.3-185.5) |
| ≥90 | 2 | 30.4 (3.7-109.7) | 5 | 256.0 (83.1-597.5) | 7 | 82.0 (33.0-168.9) |
| Total | 72 | 66.4 (50.9-81.9)b | 173 | 207.5 (176.2-238.9)b | 245 | 124.6 (108.9-140.3)c |
a
Incidence per 100,000 person-years (95% CI).
b
Incidence per 100,000 person-years (95% CI) age-adjusted to US white population in 2000.
c
Incidence per 100,000 person-years (95% CI) age- and sex-adjusted to US white population in 2000.