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Ireland 14th in skin cancer global risk table

By Hospital Professional News September 3, 2018 Updated February 4, 2022 3 min read

A new global table of skin cancer susceptibility has revealed that Ireland has the 14th highest rate in the world.

New Zealand has the highest rate of skin cancer, according to the annual Skin Cancer Susceptibility Index. It is followed by Australia, Switzerland, Sweden and Norway. Ireland ranks behind Germany, and just ahead of Belgium.

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