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Malignant mesothelioma (all sites): Number of deaths, death rates (per million population), and years of potential life lost (YPLL) by state, U.S. residents age 15 and over, 2001–2010

State of ResidenceNo. of DeathsDeath RateYPLL to Life Expectancy
CrudeAge-AdjustedTotalYPLL/death
Alabama   305   8.31   7.88   4,149 13.6
Arizona   418   8.68   8.32   5,590 13.4
Arkansas   134   6.01   5.56   2,100 15.7
California 2,637   9.30 10.32 36,161 13.7
Colorado   265   7.02   8.35   3,734 14.1
Connecticut   368 13.08 12.04   4,779 13.0
Florida 1,713 11.64   9.06 21,922 12.8
Georgia   361   4.97   5.95   5,522 15.3
Illinois 1,213 11.99 12.31 16,482 13.6
Indiana   553 11.09 10.97   7,551 13.7
Iowa   224   9.39   8.17   2,963 13.2
Kansas   162   7.42   7.07   2,222 13.7
Kentucky   261   7.74   7.55   3,903 15.0
Louisiana   403 11.96 11.95   6,085 15.1
Maine   215 19.79 17.40   2,797 13.0
Maryland   457 10.19 10.91   5,877 12.9
Massachusetts   710 13.49 12.78   9,388 13.2
Michigan   944 11.71 11.49 12,592 13.3
Minnesota   507 12.33 12.45   6,435 12.7
Mississippi   159   7.00   6.92   2,404 15.1
Missouri   395   8.46   8.02   5,456 13.8
Nebraska   146 10.48   9.89   2,014 13.8
New Jersey 1,091 15.74 15.01 13,492 12.4
New York 1,443   9.19   8.84 19,280 13.4
North Carolina   534   7.57   7.71   7,516 14.1
Ohio 1,167 12.70 11.85 15,244 13.1
Oklahoma   224   7.91   7.56   3,393 15.1
Oregon   391 13.13 12.71   4,912 12.6
Pennsylvania 1,711 16.92 14.20 21,430 12.5
South Carolina   275   7.93   7.72   4,085 14.9
Tennessee   442   9.09   8.90   6,607 14.9
Texas 1,307   7.29   8.57 18,716 14.3
Utah   151   7.91 10.01   2,280 15.1
Virginia   706 11.52 12.30   9,762 13.8
Washington   770 15.08 15.90   9,940 12.9
West Virginia   257 17.26 14.71   3,589 14.0
Wisconsin   618 13.77 13.28   8,334 13.5

Note:

For the disease of interest, states are not presented if the number of reportable deaths is less than 10, and if the number of years with reportable deaths is less than 10.

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. Population estimates from U.S. Census Bureau.

Citation:

NIOSH 2014. Work-Related Lung Disease Surveillance System (eWoRLD). 2014-804 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/804> April 19, 2024.

Reference Number: 2014-804

Date Posted: September 2014

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