Melanoma Incidence Increased Globally During Last 30 Years
Source: Dermatology Advisor, October 2024
The global burden of melanoma increased significantly from 1990 to 2021, according to study findings published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
These study findings are based on data from the Global Burden of Diseases (GBD) 2021 study. Researchers assessed the incidence of melanoma, disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), mortality, age-standardized incidence rates (ASIR), age-standardized disability-adjusted life years rate (ASDR), age-standardized mortality rate (ASMR), and percent change in age-standardized rates (ASRs). Linear regression was used to calculate estimated annual percentage changes (EAPCs) to quantify ASR trends for a specific period.
Melanoma was associated with about 3.308 × 104 deaths, 1.026 × 106 DALYs, and an incidence of 1.074 × 105 cases in 1990. In 2021, deaths increased to 6.155 × 104, DALYs to 1.679 × 106, and the incidence to 3.031 × 105 cases. The global melanoma incidence, deaths, and DALYs increased by 182.3%, 86.1%, and 63.7%, respectively, from 1990 to 2021.