Table 1

Melanoma mortality annual per cent change for all ages for men and women between 1980 and 2012 and in the past 5 years for Germany and surrounding countries

CountryMenWomen
Annual per cent change (%) (95% CI)
1980–2012
Annual per cent change (%) (95% CI)
2008–2012
Annual per cent change (%) (95% CI)
1980–2012
Annual per cent change (%) (95% CI)
2008–2012
Germany0.44 (0.26 to 0.62)2.57 (−0.10 to 5.24)−0.15 (−0.30 to 0.00)0.02 (−1.79 to 1.82)
Czech Republic*0.55 (0.91 to0.20)0.65 (−4.57 to 5.88)0.90 (1.41 to0.39)−0.25 (−4.40 to 3.90)
Poland2.70 (2.43 to 2.97)1.19 (−0.64 to 3.01)1.62 (1.28 to 1.97)1.28 (−0.85 to 3.42)
Denmark†0.60 (0.17 to 1.03)−1.70 (−7.51 to 4.11)−0.11 (−0.64 to 0.41)−1.70 (−9.61 to 6.21)
Austria0.84 (0.40 to 1.28)−0.06 (−1.17 to 1.04)0.29 (−0.11 to 0.69)2.17 (−7.11 to 11.5)
Belgium‡2.10 (1.77 to 2.60)−2.74 (−7.18 to 1.71)2.22 (1.74 to 2.84)−1.17 (−5.74 to 3.41)
France‡2.20 (2.03 to 2.37)1.96 (−1.60 to 5.51)1.23 (0.97 to 1.49)2.64 (−9.63 to 14.9)
The Netherlands2.54 (2.31 to 2.76)1.04 (−3.34 to 5.42)1.79 (1.48 to 2.10)−0.82 (−6.33 to 4.69)
Switzerland‡0.33 (−0.06 to 0.72)4.28 (−3.85 to 12.4)−0.37 (−0.78 to 0.04)−1.21 (−3.11 to 0.69)
  • In bold, significant trends.

  • *Data available from 1986.

  • †Data available until 2011.

  • ‡Data available until 2010.