Table 1 The age-standardized incidence and mortality rates of cutaneous malignant melanoma for male and female subjects during 2013–2017 as well as the age-standardized morbidity index during 2014–2016 in 5 university hospital regions in Finland
Region in the country | Incidence* Males | Incidence* Females | Mortality* Males | Mortality* Females | Morbidity index** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Southern Finland (Helsinki University Central Hospital) | 41/100,000 | 32/100,000 | 6.8/100,000 | 2.7/100,000 | 86.1 |
South-Western Finland (Turku and Tampere University Hospitals) | 30/100,000 | 25/100,000 | 6.6/100,000 | 2.1/100,000 | 94.2 |
37/100,000 | 29/100,000 | 6.6/100,000 | 2.1/100,000 | 101.8 | |
Northern Finland (Oulu University Hospital) | 22/100,000 | 15/100,000 | 5.3/100,000 | 1.8/100,000 | 117.7 |
Central and Eastern Finland (Kuopio University Hospital) | 24/100,000 | 18/100,000 | 5.7/100,000 | 2.7/100,000 | 118.5 |
- hospital district of Northern Savo | 25/100,000 | 19/100,000 | 6.6/100,000 | 3.1/100,000 | 130.0 |