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[ZD13] The incidence of melanoma in adults
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Data for Slovenia show that number of newly diagnosed cases of melanoma in persons under 55 years of age is increasing. Melanoma is more often diagnosed by women then by men. Most of the melanoma cases are most likely related to acute, occasional and excessive sun exposure, mainly in childhood. Nevertheless there is a 20-40 year time delay between the sun exposure and the occurrence of cancer, the incidence of melanoma in persons under 55 years of age, is a good indicator of the final success of measures taken against excessive exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation in childhood. Melanoma incidence has been increasing across Europe in the last few decades, although it has stabilised in younger groups in northern Europe. Climate change may increase UV exposure in some European subregions. 

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Figure ZD13-1: Incidence rate of melanoma in adults, age of 0-54, Slovenia, 1963-2019
Sources: 

SLORA, Institute of Oncology, Cancer Register ( 19.11.2022)

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man [number of cases per 100.000]

woman[number of cases per 100.000]

total [number of cases per 100.000]

1963

1

1.60

1.30

1964

1.40

1.40

1.40

1965

0.90

2.60

1.70

1966

1

1.30

1.20

1967

0.90

2.70

1.80

1968

1.40

2.20

1.80

1969

0.70

2.60

1.70

1970

1.20

3.80

2.50

1971

1.30

2.60

2

1972

1.60

2.60

2.10

1973

1.20

2.50

1.80

1974

1.60

1.40

1.50

1975

1.40

2

1.70

1976

1.70

1.60

1.60

1977

1.90

2.50

2.20

1978

1.60

3.20

2.40

1979

1

1.50

1.20

1980

1.90

2.10

2

1981

2.10

2.80

2.40

1982

2.50

2.10

2.30

1983

1.70

3.10

2.40

1984

1.80

4

2.90

1985

3.10

3.70

3.40

1986

2.70

3.90

3.30

1987

2.50

3.70

3.10

1988

3

3.20

3.10

1989

2.40

4.30

3.30

1990

3.50

4

3.80

1991

3.60

6.60

5.10

1992

3

6

4.50

1993

4.60

6.90

5.70

1994

4.90

7.40

6.10

1995

5.10

5.60

5.40

1996

5

6.60

5.80

1997

6.20

7.20

6.70

1998

7.80

8.30

8.10

1999

5.50

8.20

6.80

2000

7.70

6.30

7

2001

7.30

8.90

8.10

2002

6

9.80

7.80

2003

9.30

10.70

10

2004

9.90

12.20

11.10

2005

6

10.40

8.10

2006

9.30

13.40

11.30

2007

11.10

17.40

14.20

2008

10.50

15.70

13

2009

10.40

16.20

13.20

2010

10.50

13.20

11.80

2011

12.60

14.20

13.30

2012

10.10

17.70

13.80

2013

13.40

14.80

14.10

2014

12.40

15.50

13.90

2015

14

13.60

13.80

2016

12.40

15.40

13.90

2017

9.70

15.80

12.70

2018

11.80

16

13.80

2019

12.40

16

14.10
Figure ZD13-2: Trend of incidence rate of melanoma, adults, comparison of age groups 0-54 and 55-80+, Slovenia, 1963-2019
Sources: 

SLORA, Institute of Oncology, Cancer Register ( 19.11.2022)

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man, age 0-54[number of cases per 100.000]

woman, age 0-54[number of cases per 100.000]

man, age 55-80+[number of cases per 100.000]

woman, age 55-80+[number of cases per 100.000]

1963

1

1.60

2.80

2

1964

1.40

1.40

4.80

5

1965

0.90

2.60

4.80

4

1966

1

1.30

4.80

5

1967

0.90

2.70

2.10

5

1968

1.40

2.20

4.20

2

1969

0.70

2.60

5.50

2.50

1970

1.20

3.80

6.90

5

1971

1.30

2.60

5.50

7.50

1972

1.60

2.60

3.50

9.50

1973

1.20

2.50

4.20

9

1974

1.60

1.40

9

4

1975

1.40

2

6.20

7

1976

1.70

1.60

5.50

7.20

1977

1.90

2.50

2.80

6.30

1978

1.60

3.20

4.10

11.20

1979

1

1.50

9

6.30

1980

1.90

2.10

8.30

8.90

1981

2.10

2.80

8.30

8

1982

2.50

2.10

7.60

7.60

1983

1.70

3.10

14.50

12.50

1984

1.80

4

13.80

9.80

1985

3.10

3.70

9.70

11.20

1986

2.70

3.90

15.60

16.30

1987

2.50

3.70

19

11.30

1988

3

3.20

16.20

9.50

1989

2.40

4.30

17.60

14.80

1990

3.50

4

12.80

16.60

1991

3.60

6.60

15.40

15.70

1992

3

6

22.80

16.30

1993

4.60

6.90

19.70

13.90

1994

4.90

7.40

30.20

21.10

1995

5.10

5.60

21.20

16.50

1996

5

6.60

22.40

22.10

1997

6.20

7.20

27.20

21.90

1998

7.80

8.30

28.70

24.50

1999

5.50

8.20

34.50

27

2000

7.70

6.30

33.30

25.50

2001

7.30

8.90

37

28.20

2002

6

9.80

35.10

31.50

2003

9.30

10.70

47.60

30.40

2004

9.90

12.20

42.90

33.50

2005

6

10.40

39.40

37.50

2006

9.30

13.40

53.60

36.10

2007

11.10

17.40

51.60

38.80

2008

10.50

15.70

54.70

42.10

2009

10.40

16.20

54.50

41.30

2010

10.50

13.20

59.90

45.80

2011

12.60

14.20

60.10

41.10

2012

10.10

17.70

67.70

40.70

2013

13.40

14.80

65.60

43.60

2014

12.40

15.50

65.80

37.10

2015

14

13.60

66.50

43.40

2016

12.40

15.40

71.70

47.60

2017

9.70

15.80

73.40

46.20

2018

11.80

16

73.60

47.10

2019

12.40

16

70

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Figure ZD13-3: The incidence of melanoma in adults under 55 years of age, age standardized incidence rate (E star), selected European countries, 2020
Sources: 

ECIS - European Cancer Information System (https://ecis.jrc.ec.europa.eu) (17. 11. 2022)

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man, age 0-54[number of cases per 100.000 inhab.]woman, age 0-54[number of cases per 100.000 inhab.]
Austria9.4013.70
Belgium10.5021.20
Bolgaria2.603.70
Croatia6.405.90
Cyper2.602.90
Czech7.3010.30
Denmark15.6031.20
EU-278.5011.80
Estonia7.1010.80
Finland10.3016.60
France10.8012.70
Germany12.7019.40
Greece6.205.40
Hungary5.705.30
Ireland8.4016.60
Italy9.1011.60
Latvia3.803.90
Lithuania5.907.50
Luxemburg12.1014.30
Malta3.807.10
Netherlands15.7023.10
Poland3.302.70
Portugal3.704.70
Romunia3.603.50
Slovakia4.905.30
Slovenia12.3017.40
Spain46.70
Sweden12.5019.80

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Last modified: 19.11.2022
Author(s): Simona Uršič, MSc, MD, spec. hygiene and of public health and Nataša Šimac, MD, spec. hygiene and of public health, National Institute of Public Heath (NIJZ)

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