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

Crude Death Rate
YearWhiteBlackOtherOverall
MaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemale
2001 0.07 0.04     –     –   0.04
2002 0.05 0.04     –     –   0.04
2003 0.06 0.01     – 0.07   0.03
2004 0.03 0.04 0.08     –   0.03
2005 0.03 0.03     – 0.06   0.03
2006 0.06     – 0.07     –   0.03
2007 0.04     – 0.07     –   0.02
2008 0.01     –     – 0.06   0.01
2009 0.01     –     –     – <0.01
2010 0.01     –     –     – <0.01
2001–2010 0.04 0.02 0.02 0.02   0.02
Age-Adjusted Death Rate
YearWhiteBlackOtherOverall
MaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemale
2001 0.08 0.03     –     –   0.05
2002 0.06 0.03     –     –   0.04
2003 0.07 0.01     – 0.08   0.03
2004 0.03 0.03 0.20     –   0.03
2005 0.04 0.02     – 0.07   0.03
2006 0.07     – 0.05     –   0.03
2007 0.04     – 0.07     –   0.02
2008 0.01     –     – 0.09   0.01
2009 0.01     –     –     – <0.01
2010 0.01     –     –     – <0.01
2001–2010 0.04 0.01 0.03 0.02   0.02

– 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). 2014-777 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/777> April 19, 2024.

Reference Number: 2014-777

Date Posted: September 2014

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