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All pneumoconioses: Death rates (per million population) by race and sex, U.S. residents age 15 and over, 2001–2010

Crude Death Rate
YearWhiteBlackOtherOverall
MaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemale
2001 27.76 0.73 11.38 0.27 2.44     – 12.23
2002 27.20 0.85 10.26 0.34 1.69 0.16 11.98
2003 25.99 0.89   9.73 0.47 2.78     – 11.50
2004 24.62 0.75 10.98 0.20 1.43 0.15 10.90
2005 23.39 0.88   8.48 0.45 2.16     – 10.34
2006 22.11 0.81   7.46 0.32 1.95 0.14   9.73
2007 20.88 0.66   7.04 0.50 1.02 0.14   9.13
2008 20.25 0.84   6.08 0.37 1.71     –   8.89
2009 18.49 0.74   5.70 0.48 2.65     –   8.15
2010 18.90 0.70   5.13 0.30 2.18     –   8.25
2001–2010 22.73 0.78   8.05 0.37 1.96 0.06 10.00
Age-Adjusted Death Rate
YearWhiteBlackOtherOverall
MaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemale
2001 33.21 0.59 22.29 0.31 5.40     – 12.42
2002 32.22 0.70 20.39 0.41 3.64 0.18 12.10
2003 30.38 0.73 18.35 0.55 5.09     – 11.53
2004 28.57 0.59 21.18 0.20 2.52 0.26 10.88
2005 26.77 0.71 16.24 0.56 3.94     – 10.25
2006 25.09 0.66 12.95 0.34 3.66 0.21   9.59
2007 23.42 0.52 13.34 0.62 1.54 0.20   8.93
2008 22.38 0.64 11.45 0.43 2.92     –   8.59
2009 20.52 0.57 10.74 0.53 4.66     –   7.90
2010 20.25 0.55   9.71 0.36 3.24     –   7.88
2001–2010 25.74 0.62 15.09 0.42 3.49 0.08   9.86

– indicates no deaths.

Note:

The 2001–2007 crude and age-adjusted rates may be different than those previously reported.

See Appendix for information about data sources, methods, ICD codes, and limitations.

Source:

Mortality multiple cause-of-death data from National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System. National population estimates from Bureau of the Census and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Citation:

NIOSH 2014. Work-Related Lung Disease Surveillance System (eWoRLD). 2014-790 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Respiratory Health Division, Morgantown, WV. Available at: <https://wwwn.cdc.gov/eWorld/Data/790> April 25, 2024.

Reference Number: 2014-790

Date Posted: September 2014

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Page last reviewed: September 11, 2014
Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)