In Australia, every year:

• skin cancers account for 80% of all newly diagnosed cancers.
• one in two Australians will be diagnosed with skin cancer in their lifetime.
• GPs in Australia have approximately 1 million patient consultations per year for skin cancer.
• more than 374,000 people are treated for non-melanoma skin cancers, of which more than 400 die.
• more than 9500 people are treated for melanoma, of which more than 1200 die.
• melanoma is the most common cancer in people aged 15-39 years.
• melanoma is the third most common cancer in both women and men.
• Australia has the highest incidence of skin cancer in the world, at nearly four times the rates in Canada, the US and the UK.
• the rate of melanoma incidence in women has risen by an average of 0.7% a year between 1993 and 2003 – a total increase of 6.8% over this decade. For men, the rate has risen by 1.7% a year, a total of 18.7% over the same period.
• the five-year relative survival rate for melanoma is 90% for Australian men and 95% for Australian women.
• Skin cancer is the most expensive cancer. In 2001, it was estimated the treatment of non-melanoma skin cancer cost $264 million and melanoma $30 million.

References*

http://www.cancer.org.au/cancersmartlifestyle/SunSmart/Skincancerfactsandfigures.htm