Nonmelanoma skin cancer mortality rising in susceptible Australians

Non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) is a major health problem in Australia and the incidence is steadily increasing ^(1). However, the age standardized mortality rate (ASMR) for the entire population has not increased since 1996 ⁽²⁾. One possible reason for this discrepancy is that the Australian population has greatly changed in the last 30 years with many people at low risk for skin cancer have migrated to Australia ^(3). Unless an adjustment is made for the population change, the data will show that the ASMR is stabilizing. In this report the crude rate of mortality (CMR) from NMSC is determined for the susceptible population for the census years 1981 to 2011.

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