Malignant mesothelioma: Number of deaths by sex, race, age group, and median age at death, U.S. residents age 15 and over, 2001–2010

Year	Anatomical Site	Number of Deaths	Underlying Cause (%)	Sex		Race			Age (yrs)								Median Age (yrs)
Year	Anatomical Site	Number of Deaths	Underlying Cause (%)	Male	Female	White	Black	Other	15–24	25–34	35–44	45–54	55–64	65–74	75–84	85+	Median Age (yrs)
2001	Pleura	269	90.0	217	52	261	5	3	–	–	1	10	45	75	109	29	75
	Peritoneum	85	88.2	57	28	81	2	2	2	3	2	10	21	30	15	2	66
	Other Sites	389	90.2	310	79	381	8	–	1	1	4	19	52	116	148	48	75
	Unspecified	1,807	94.2	1,472	335	1,726	60	21	1	3	32	109	252	536	687	187	74
	Any Site	2,509	94.5	2,021	488	2,408	75	26	4	7	39	144	361	748	942	264	74
2002	Pleura	238	91.2	195	43	228	7	3	–	–	5	12	37	85	80	19	72
	Peritoneum	95	82.1	53	42	92	3	–	–	1	4	12	20	32	23	3	69
	Other Sites	379	91.6	306	73	362	13	4	2	2	9	9	56	119	140	42	74
	Unspecified	1,902	94.0	1,605	297	1,808	77	17	1	7	22	76	277	544	741	234	75
	Any Site	2,573	94.4	2,126	447	2,449	100	24	3	10	40	106	380	764	975	295	74
2003	Pleura	206	87.9	164	42	196	8	2	–	–	2	11	30	62	82	19	74
	Peritoneum	95	93.7	60	35	91	2	2	–	1	7	10	23	24	26	4	67
	Other Sites	330	90.3	271	59	311	14	5	1	2	4	14	40	96	131	42	75
	Unspecified	2,016	94.6	1,644	372	1,908	86	22	3	4	26	115	300	536	796	236	75
	Any Site	2,625	94.3	2,125	500	2,484	110	31	4	7	38	148	386	715	1,028	299	75
2004	Pleura	196	89.8	169	27	189	6	1	–	–	5	10	39	54	77	11	73
	Peritoneum	101	93.1	65	36	95	4	2	–	–	8	15	18	35	23	2	67
	Other Sites	326	96.3	265	61	312	8	6	–	1	6	10	48	76	141	44	76
	Unspecified	2,064	93.0	1,668	396	1,970	79	15	1	11	24	89	301	516	867	255	76
	Any Site	2,657	94.2	2,141	516	2,536	97	24	1	11	42	121	400	674	1,097	311	75
2005	Pleura	186	93.5	146	40	180	5	1	–	–	1	5	37	55	63	25	74
	Peritoneum	107	91.6	65	42	98	6	3	–	2	8	12	26	33	23	3	66
	Other Sites	326	94.2	257	69	310	11	5	–	1	2	16	45	77	158	27	77
	Unspecified	2,104	93.8	1,696	408	1,989	95	20	–	3	25	85	336	574	777	304	75
	Any Site	2,704	94.4	2,148	556	2,561	114	29	–	6	34	118	438	735	1,014	359	75
2006	Pleura	194	90.2	152	42	187	7	–	–	–	3	8	31	61	73	18	74
	Peritoneum	93	87.1	53	40	84	7	2	1	1	7	13	13	28	23	7	69
	Other Sites	339	91.4	262	77	318	16	5	1	4	8	15	37	92	132	50	76
	Unspecified	1,986	95.0	1,634	352	1,877	94	15	–	6	22	69	269	569	781	270	75
	Any Site	2,588	94.7	2,084	504	2,442	124	22	2	11	39	105	345	743	1,000	343	75
2007	Pleura	175	91.4	144	31	168	5	2	–	–	–	7	25	46	74	23	76
	Peritoneum	96	91.7	57	39	86	8	2	2	3	5	12	25	18	24	7	66
	Other Sites	300	91.7	244	56	288	7	5	–	1	3	10	49	72	123	42	76
	Unspecified	2,055	92.9	1,646	409	1,942	83	30	1	6	19	89	293	564	782	301	75
	Any Site	2,606	93.3	2,073	533	2,464	103	39	3	9	27	117	385	697	996	372	75
2008	Pleura	165	90.3	129	36	153	9	3	–	2	3	4	24	47	68	17	75
	Peritoneum	114	96.5	74	40	107	4	3	1	2	3	13	29	33	24	9	68
	Other Sites	294	88.8	229	65	280	13	1	–	–	3	16	52	80	100	43	74
	Unspecified	2,160	93.4	1,740	420	2,040	85	35	2	7	21	69	294	621	827	319	76
	Any Site	2,711	93.6	2,153	558	2,558	111	42	3	11	30	99	390	779	1,012	387	75
2009	Pleura	157	90.4	121	36	147	9	1	–	–	–	8	27	42	58	22	75
	Peritoneum	98	86.7	61	37	90	4	4	–	–	7	9	27	29	23	3	68
	Other Sites	302	91.7	241	61	289	10	3	–	1	2	18	40	73	113	55	76
	Unspecified	2,217	94.8	1,785	432	2,114	71	32	1	4	9	75	295	652	811	370	76
	Any Site	2,753	94.7	2,193	560	2,621	92	40	1	5	18	105	385	792	999	448	75
2010	Pleura	160	85.0	136	24	149	9	2	–	–	3	4	26	45	59	23	75
	Peritoneum	125	95.2	78	47	121	4	–	–	3	3	17	35	37	25	5	65
	Other Sites	260	90.4	194	66	245	12	3	–	2	3	9	33	65	108	40	76
	Unspecified	2,228	93.5	1,797	431	2,101	100	27	–	6	17	76	257	664	861	347	76
	Any Site	2,745	93.7	2,182	563	2,590	123	32	–	11	26	104	345	805	1,042	412	75
2001–2010	Pleura	1,946	90.0	1,573	373	1,858	70	18	–	2	23	79	321	572	743	206	74
	Peritoneum	1,009	90.9	623	386	945	44	20	6	16	54	123	237	299	229	45	67
	Other Sites	3,245	91.7	2,579	666	3,096	112	37	5	15	44	136	452	866	1,294	433	75
	Unspecified	20,539	93.9	16,687	3,852	19,475	830	234	10	57	217	852	2,874	5,776	7,930	2,823	75
	Any Site	26,471	94.2	21,246	5,225	25,113	1,049	309	21	88	333	1,167	3,815	7,452	10,105	3,490	75

– indicates no deaths.

Note:

The sum of individual site death totals may be greater than the total number of deaths for “any site” because some decedents have more than one site of mesothelioma listed on their death certificate.

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). 2014-799 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/799> April 24, 2024.

Reference Number: 2014-799

Date Posted: September 2014

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Page last reviewed: September 11, 2014

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