The Australian Mesothelioma Registry reported on 31 August 2015 that as at 31 May 2015 the Registry had received 641 notifications of people newly diagnosed with Mesothelioma between 1 January 2014 and 31 December 2014. Of those newly diagnosed notifications, the overwhelming majority, 518, were males and 128 were females. Further, 85% were aged 65 years or over at the time of diagnoses.