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Table 16.17
Melanoma of the Skin (Invasive)
Age-adjusted SEER Death Ratesa, 2011-2015, By Registry, Race and Sex
| Registry | All Races | Whites | Blacks | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Both Sexes | Males | Females | Both Sexes | Males | Females | Both Sexes | Males | Females | |
| California | 2.40 | 3.67 | 1.42 | 3.01 | 4.57 | 1.77 | 0.33 | 0.44 | 0.26 |
| Greater Bay Area | 2.06 | 3.18 | 1.17 | 2.92 | 4.48 | 1.67 | - | - | - |
| San Francisco-Oakland | 2.09 | 3.24 | 1.20 | 3.05 | 4.69 | 1.74 | - | - | - |
| San Jose-Monterey | 1.98 | 3.06 | 1.12 | 2.69 | 4.12 | 1.53 | - | - | - |
| Los Angeles | 1.68 | 2.59 | 0.99 | 2.24 | 3.45 | 1.29 | 0.34 | - | - |
| Greater California | 2.86 | 4.32 | 1.70 | 3.34 | 5.02 | 1.99 | 0.37 | - | - |
| Connecticut | 2.28 | 3.25 | 1.56 | 2.52 | 3.56 | 1.73 | - | - | - |
| Detroit | 2.11 | 3.16 | 1.35 | 2.68 | 3.97 | 1.69 | 0.38 | - | - |
| Georgia | 2.46 | 3.82 | 1.46 | 3.24 | 4.93 | 1.93 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.40 |
| Atlanta | 1.84 | 2.78 | 1.22 | 2.78 | 4.07 | 1.83 | 0.39 | - | - |
| Rural Georgia | 2.24 | - | - | 3.11 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Greater Georgia | 2.75 | 4.31 | 1.58 | 3.42 | 5.25 | 1.97 | 0.43 | - | - |
| Hawaii | 1.57 | 2.40 | 0.91 | 4.08 | 6.03 | 2.18 | - | - | - |
| Iowa | 2.82 | 3.94 | 1.95 | 2.88 | 4.02 | 2.00 | - | - | - |
| Kentucky | 3.25 | 4.74 | 2.11 | 3.49 | 5.06 | 2.29 | - | - | - |
| Louisiana | 2.10 | 3.18 | 1.33 | 2.67 | 4.06 | 1.63 | 0.58 | - | 0.62 |
| New Jersey | 2.35 | 3.55 | 1.50 | 2.83 | 4.22 | 1.80 | - | - | - |
| New Mexico | 2.48 | 3.67 | 1.57 | 2.66 | 3.98 | 1.63 | - | - | - |
| Seattle-Puget Sound | 2.75 | 4.04 | 1.70 | 3.13 | 4.55 | 1.96 | - | - | - |
| Utah | 3.45 | 5.37 | 1.82 | 3.60 | 5.59 | 1.91 | - | - | - |
| SEER 9 Areasb | 2.38 | 3.55 | 1.49 | 2.92 | 4.30 | 1.83 | 0.39 | 0.47 | 0.34 |
| SEER 13 Areasb | 2.21 | 3.30 | 1.36 | 2.76 | 4.11 | 1.70 | 0.37 | 0.48 | 0.31 |
| SEER 18 Areasb | 2.46 | 3.71 | 1.51 | 3.00 | 4.48 | 1.84 | 0.38 | 0.45 | 0.34 |
| Total U.S. | 2.60 | 3.88 | 1.62 | 3.01 | 4.45 | 1.88 | 0.39 | 0.46 | 0.33 |
Footnotes:
a US Mortality Files, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Rates are per 100,000 and are age-adjusted to the 2000 US Std Population (19 age groups - Census P25-1130).
b The SEER 9 areas are San Francisco, Connecticut, Detroit, Hawaii, Iowa, New Mexico, Seattle, Utah and Atlanta.
The SEER 13 areas comprise the SEER 9 areas plus San Jose-Monterey, Los Angeles, the Alaska Native Registry and Rural Georgia.
The SEER 18 areas comprise the SEER 13 areas plus California excluding SF/SJM/LA, Kentucky, Louisiana, New Jersey and Georgia excluding ATL/RG.
- Statistic not shown. Rate based on less than 16 cases for the time interval.
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