Appendix B. Melanoma of the Skin Incidence by Borough and UHF Neighborhood, New York City, 2001-2005
- Rates are per 100,000 persons, age-adjusted to the 2000 US population, with 95% confidence intervals. Incidence data are provisional, January 2008.
- Note: Rates based on fewer than 4 cases or deaths per year are unstable and should be used with caution.
| Borough/Health District | Males | Females | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average Annual Cases | Rate per 100,000 | 95% CI (+/-) | Average Annual Cases | Rate per 100,000 | 95% CI (+/-) | |
| New York State | 1489.6 | 17.1 | 0.4 | 1181.0 | 10.9 | 0.3 |
| New York City | 362.8 | 10.8 | 0.5 | 333.2 | 7.3 | 0.4 |
| Bronx | ||||||
| All Bronx | 27.6 | 6.2 | 1.1 | 24.4 | 3.5 | 0.6 |
| Crotona - Tremont | 1.2 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| Fordham - Bronx Park | 3.2 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 1.9 |
| High Bridge - Morrisania | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Hunts Point - Mott Haven | 1.2 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Kingsbridge - Riverdale | 10.0 | 22.2 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 8.3 | 3.3 |
| Northeast Bronx | 2.8 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 1.4 |
| Pelham - Throgs Neck | 8.0 | 7.8 | 2.4 | 7.8 | 5.0 | 1.6 |
| Kings (Brooklyn) | ||||||
| All Kings (Brooklyn) | 76.6 | 7.7 | 0.8 | 78.4 | 5.7 | 0.6 |
| Bedford Stuyvesant - Crown Heights | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
| Bensonhurst - Bay Ridge | 12.6 | 12.5 | 3.1 | 12.4 | 9.9 | 2.6 |
| Borough Park | 16.0 | 11.6 | 2.6 | 12.8 | 7.6 | 1.9 |
| Canarsie - Flatlands | 5.0 | 6.3 | 2.5 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 2.0 |
| Coney Island - Sheepshead Bay | 20.8 | 13.5 | 2.6 | 20.6 | 10.1 | 2.1 |
| Downtown - Heights - Slope | 10.6 | 11.5 | 3.3 | 11.8 | 10.0 | 2.6 |
| East Flatbush - Flatbush | 2.8 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 1.1 |
| East New York | 1.0 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
| Greenpoint | 2.6 | 5.2 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 6.6 | 3.0 |
| Sunset Park | 2.6 | 7.9 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 2.5 |
| Williamsburg - Bushwick | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| New York (Manhattan) | ||||||
| All New York (Manhattan) | 139.6 | 19.4 | 1.5 | 122.4 | 12.8 | 1.0 |
| Central Harlem - Morningside Heights | 1.0 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| Chelsea - Clinton | 14.2 | 23.8 | 6.2 | 14.2 | 20.5 | 4.9 |
| East Harlem | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
| Gramercy Park - Murray Hill | 24.4 | 37.6 | 6.8 | 17.4 | 20.4 | 4.4 |
| Greenwich Village - Soho | 8.8 | 19.9 | 6.2 | 8.8 | 17.6 | 5.3 |
| Lower Manhattan | 3.0 | 19.1 | 10.2 | 2.8 | 13.7 | 7.4 |
| Union Square - Lower East Side | 11.4 | 12.6 | 3.3 | 10.8 | 9.5 | 2.6 |
| Upper East Side | 45.4 | 42.9 | 5.7 | 38.0 | 26.8 | 4.0 |
| Upper West Side | 26.0 | 24.5 | 4.4 | 25.6 | 18.9 | 3.3 |
| Washington Heights - Inwood | 4.8 | 5.7 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.0 |
| Queens | ||||||
| All Queens | 89.0 | 9.2 | 0.9 | 81.0 | 6.1 | 0.6 |
| Bayside - Little Neck | 6.8 | 14.0 | 4.7 | 7.8 | 13.2 | 4.3 |
| Flushing - Clearview | 14.0 | 10.9 | 2.5 | 11.4 | 7.3 | 1.9 |
| Fresh Meadows | 6.4 | 13.5 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 7.9 | 3.3 |
| Jamaica | 3.2 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.8 |
| Long Island City - Astoria | 8.8 | 10.0 | 3.1 | 9.2 | 8.6 | 2.5 |
| Ridgewood - Forest Hills | 16.4 | 13.8 | 3.0 | 15.0 | 10.0 | 2.3 |
| Rockaway | 9.2 | 20.1 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 8.0 | 3.1 |
| Southeast Queens | 7.6 | 10.7 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 1.7 |
| Southwest Queens | 6.0 | 6.2 | 2.3 | 7.4 | 5.5 | 1.8 |
| West Queens | 9.6 | 5.8 | 1.7 | 11.8 | 5.3 | 1.4 |
| Richmond (Staten Island) | ||||||
| All Richmond (Staten Island) | 30.0 | 14.5 | 2.4 | 27.0 | 10.5 | 1.8 |
| Port Richmond | 2.4 | 11.7 | 6.7 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 5.1 |
| South Beach - Tottenville | 16.0 | 19.0 | 4.3 | 12.6 | 12.3 | 3.0 |
| Stapleton - St. George | 4.6 | 8.9 | 3.7 | 5.6 | 8.2 | 3.1 |
| Willowbrook | 6.8 | 16.2 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 10.8 | 4.0 |