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

Crude Death Rate
YearWhiteBlackOtherOverall
MaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemale
2001 1.47 0.04 1.98 0.07 0.17     – 0.73
2002 1.27 0.08 1.56 0.07 0.34 0.16 0.65
2003 1.53 0.11 1.92     – 0.33     – 0.78
2004 1.40 0.06 2.18     –     –     – 0.72
2005 1.45 0.04 1.18 0.06 0.46     – 0.69
2006 1.12 0.04 0.94 0.06 0.15     – 0.53
2007 1.04 0.07 1.07     –     – 0.14 0.51
2008 1.24 0.08 1.12     – 0.43     – 0.61
2009 1.06 0.02 0.82 0.12 0.14     – 0.49
2010 0.88 0.05 0.61     –     –     – 0.41
2001–2010 1.23 0.06 1.30 0.04 0.19 0.03 0.60
Age-Adjusted Death Rate
YearWhiteBlackOtherOverall
MaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemale
2001 1.70 0.04 3.71 0.07 0.40     – 0.74
2002 1.46 0.07 2.87 0.08 0.58 0.18 0.66
2003 1.78 0.10 3.13     – 0.52     – 0.78
2004 1.56 0.05 3.70     –     –     – 0.71
2005 1.63 0.03 2.08 0.07 0.85     – 0.68
2006 1.23 0.04 1.58 0.05 0.36     – 0.52
2007 1.11 0.06 1.84     –     – 0.20 0.50
2008 1.33 0.06 1.89     – 0.61     – 0.58
2009 1.12 0.02 1.52 0.13 0.27     – 0.48
2010 0.91 0.04 1.11     –     –     – 0.39
2001–2010 1.36 0.05 2.25 0.04 0.33 0.03 0.59

– 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). 2014-770 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/770> April 25, 2024.

Reference Number: 2014-770

Date Posted: September 2014

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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)