1.5 million new cases of skin cancer were detected in 2020 as per the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), WHO.

“On the basis of global population changes, the scientists estimated that more than 500 000 new cases of melanoma per year and almost 100 000 deaths from melanoma should be expected worldwide by 2040,” an IARC report says.

The highest incidence rates of melanoma are found in Australia, New Zealand, Western Europe, North America, and Northern Europe.