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MESOTHELIOMA IN AUSTRALIA INCIDENCE 1982 TO 2005 DEATHS 1997 TO 2006
Report summary
Data on the number of new cases of mesothelioma are collected nationally by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) in the National Cancer Statistics Clearing House, via the State Cancer Registries. Information on deaths from mesothelioma is also collected by the AIHW as part of the National Mortality Database. Data are available from 1982 to 2005 for the number of new cases, and from 1997 to 2006 for the number of deaths.
New cases diagnosed
> In 2005 there were 597 new cases of mesothelioma diagnosed in Australia. Although this fgure is considerably higher than the 156 reported in 1982, the earliest data available, it is a reduction from the fgure of 645 new cases reported in 2003. Over the period since 1982 the large majority of new cases involved men: typically accounting for between 80% and 90% of new cases. > In 2005, the age-standardised rate of new cases of mesothelioma was 2.8 per 100 000 population. This rate has increased over time, from 1.2 cases in 1982. In 2005, the highest age-specifc incidence rate of new cases, 47 cases per 100 000 population, occurred among men aged 80–84 years.
Deaths due to mesothelioma
> In 2006 there were 486 deaths attributed to mesothelioma. Data on the number of deaths due to mesothelioma are available for the years 1997 to 2006. Refecting the incidence of new cases diagnosed, the overall number of deaths resulting from mesothelioma generally increased over the period between 1997 and 2006: reaching a maximum of 545 in 2004. > In 2006, the age-standardised rate of death due to mesothelioma was 2.3 deaths per 100 000 population.
The overall age-standardised rate has remained relatively stable over the 10 years for which data are available. Over the period the standardised rate has ranged between a minimum of 2.1 deaths per 100 000 population in 1999 and a maximum of 2.7 in 2001.
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Data on the number of new cases of mesothelioma are collected nationally by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) in the National Cancer Statistics Clearing House, via the State Cancer Registries. Information on deaths from mesothelioma is also collected by the AIHW as part of the National Mortality Database. Data are available from 1982 to 2005 for the number of new cases, and from 1997 to 2006 for the number of deaths.
New cases diagnosed
> In 2005 there were 597 new cases of mesothelioma diagnosed in Australia. Although this fgure is considerably higher than the 156 reported in 1982, the earliest data available, it is a reduction from the fgure of 645 new cases reported in 2003. Over the period since 1982 the large majority of new cases involved men: typically accounting for between 80% and 90% of new cases. > In 2005, the age-standardised rate of new cases of mesothelioma was 2.8 per 100 000 population. This rate has increased over time, from 1.2 cases in 1982. In 2005, the highest age-specifc incidence rate of new cases, 47 cases per 100 000 population, occurred among men aged 80–84 years.
Deaths due to mesothelioma
> In 2006 there were 486 deaths attributed to mesothelioma. Data on the number of deaths due to mesothelioma are available for the years 1997 to 2006. Refecting the incidence of new cases diagnosed, the overall number of deaths resulting from mesothelioma generally increased over the period between 1997 and 2006: reaching a maximum of 545 in 2004. > In 2006, the age-standardised rate of death due to mesothelioma was 2.3 deaths per 100 000 population.
The overall age-standardised rate has remained relatively stable over the 10 years for which data are available. Over the period the standardised rate has ranged between a minimum of 2.1 deaths per 100 000 population in 1999 and a maximum of 2.7 in 2001.
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