Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2020) Mesothelioma in Australia 2019, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 19 April 2024.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2020). Mesothelioma in Australia 2019. Canberra: AIHW.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Mesothelioma in Australia 2019. AIHW, 2020.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Mesothelioma in Australia 2019. Canberra: AIHW; 2020.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2020, Mesothelioma in Australia 2019, AIHW, Canberra.
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Mesothelioma in Australia 2019 – infocus presents the latest available information on the incidence of mesothelioma in Australia, along with mortality and asbestos exposure information, using data from the Australian Mesothelioma Registry, the National Mortality Database and the Australian Cancer Database. On average, 2 people are diagnosed with mesothelioma in Australia each day – with a median age at diagnosis of 75 years old.
There were 659 new cases of mesothelioma reported to the AMR with a date of diagnosis during 2019, as at 1 April 2020
From 1982–2019, the number of new cases of mesothelioma rose steadily—135 to 532 for males and 22 to 127 for females
In 2012–2015 and 2016–2019, Western Australia recorded the highest rate of mesothelioma (4.2 cases per 100,000 people)
From 1987–1991 to 2012–2016, the 1, 3 and 5-year age-adjusted relative survival rates increased
8 Sep 2020 - Figures 2 and 4 in the report (and their associated text and data tables) were updated to correct an error – the age-standardised rate of mesothelioma for persons for 2014 should be 2.9 per 100,000 persons (previously reported as 2.3).
