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All pneumoconioses: Number of deaths by state, U.S. residents age 15 and over, 2001–2010

State of Residence2001200220032004200520062007200820092010
Alabama      68      67      84      73      49      58      33      40      47      34
Arizona      23      16      21      17      20      14      21      16      11      24
Arkansas      16      14      17      23      14      16      22      14      15      13
California    131    133    139    127      91    113      98    104      81    117
Colorado      31      31      27      35      24      26      14      21      14      10
Connecticut      23      20      24      21      21      18      12      17      13          †
Delaware      13      17      15      12      13      13      12        †      11        †
Florida    103    112    106    112    111      92      86      79      84      83
Georgia      29      27      28      20      11      16      12      21      13      15
Idaho        †        †        †      12        †        †      10        †        †        †
Illinois      56      40      42      43      39      47      38      30      19      40
Indiana      28      26      32      20      22        †      10      14        †      10
Iowa      15      12        †      11        †        †        †      10        †        †
Kansas      12        †        †      12        †        †      12        †        †        †
Kentucky    112    109    116    113    111    109      96      83      91    104
Louisiana      39      46      46      31      33      19      21      28      21      33
Maine      12      18      12      19      18      16      21      11      17      17
Maryland      47      60      48      61      37      52      47      45      40      28
Massachusetts      40      37      36      44      36      30      35      48      29      36
Michigan      47      47      49      47      42      36      40      36      39      30
Minnesota      28      23      23      33      21      21      23      28      18      22
Mississippi      53      61      53      62      54      59      55      42      60      63
Missouri      23      22      13      18      11      10        †      22      10      12
Montana        †      15      20      18      16      17      23      15      24      31
Nevada        †      10        †        †        †        †        †        †        †        †
New Hampshire        †        †        †        †      11        †        †        †        †        †
New Jersey    103      89      83      76      75      69      69      75      55      57
New Mexico      12      11      13        †        †        †        †        †        †        †
New York      81      82      82      81      82      69      80      55      72      70
North Carolina      69      47      62      67      54      42      63      46      50      51
Ohio    114    125    109      88    103      81      98      73      56      67
Oklahoma        †      12      13      13      10      21      11        †      11        †
Oregon      29      27      42      34      39      28      30      31      26      34
Pennsylvania    521    489    463    426    326    324    262    270    208    184
Rhode Island        †        †        †      12        †        †        †        †        †        †
South Carolina      28      24      26      23      24      27      31      22      28      24
Tennessee      52      46      38      48      45      40      33      34      38      43
Texas    148    163    184    147    129    100      95    116      94      99
Utah      23      24      12      19        †        †      13        †        †        †
Virginia    176    195    162    147    147    135    112    121    132    115
Washington      71      76      71      72      63      49      81      64      68      77
West Virginia    268    269    228    212    203    210    174    185    172    164
Wisconsin      27      26      32      33      23      19      18      20      19      19
U.S. TOTAL 2,747 2,720 2,639 2,531 2,430 2,312 2,194 2,160 1,998 2,037

Note:

The number of deaths with the disease of interest are not shown ("†") for states with less than 10 deaths reported for any given year. States with less than 10 reported deaths in every year are not presented. U.S. totals represent all of the deaths reported in a given year, including those states with less than 10 reported deaths.

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.

Citation:

NIOSH 2014. Work-Related Lung Disease Surveillance System (eWoRLD). 2014-793 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/793> April 18, 2024.

Reference Number: 2014-793

Date Posted: September 2014

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