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Legend Colors
Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.
Compared to Distribution
the value is in the best half of communities.
the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.
the value is in the worst quarter of communities.
Compared to Target
meets target; 
does not meet target.
Compared to a Single Value
lower than the comparison value;
higher than the comparison value;
not statistically different from comparison value.
Trend
non-significant change over time; 
significant change over time; 
no change over time.
Compared to Prior Value
higher than the previous measurement period;
lower than the previous measurement period;
no statistically different change from previous measurement period.
Significantly better than the overall value
Significantly worse than the overall value
No significant difference with the overall value
No data on significance available
Melanoma Cancer Death Rate
State: Hawaii
Measurement Period: 2018-2022
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This indicator shows the age-adjusted death rate due to melanoma cancer (ICD-10 code C43).
Why is this important?
Melanoma accounts for about 1% of all skin cancers but it is by far the leading cause of skin cancer deaths because of its tendency to spread to other parts of the body, including vital organs. There were 88,059 new melanoma cases and 8,092 deaths in the US in 2019. While the proportion of people who develop melanoma has more than doubled in the past 30 years, death rates have been declining since 2013. Early detection of melanoma increases the 5-year survival rate.
State: Hawaii
1.2
deaths/ 100,000 population
Source:
Hawaii State Department of Health, Vital Statistics
Measurement period: 2018-2022
Maintained by: Hawaii Department of Health
Last update: December 2023
Measurement period: 2018-2022
Maintained by: Hawaii Department of Health
Last update: December 2023
Compared to
Technical note: Values not shown for counts between 1 and 9 or for rates based on fewer than 20 events.
Graph Selections
Significantly better than the overall value
Significantly worse than the overall value
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Data Source
- Hawaii State Department of Health, Vital Statistics
Maintained By: Hawaii Department of Health
Filed under: Health / Cancer, Health / Mortality Data