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

Crude Death Rate
YearWhiteBlackOtherOverall
MaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemale
2001 14.52 0.43 6.64 0.07 2.09    – 6.47
2002 14.67 0.47 5.91 0.20 1.01    – 6.49
2003 14.26 0.63 5.98 0.20 1.80    – 6.41
2004 14.16 0.49 6.77 0.13 1.11 0.15 6.33
2005 13.62 0.54 5.24 0.26 1.39    – 6.06
2006 12.79 0.54 4.13 0.13 1.50 0.14 5.65
2007 13.22 0.50 4.48 0.44 0.88    – 5.83
2008 12.60 0.53 4.06 0.18 0.85    – 5.54
2009 11.59 0.54 3.77 0.18 1.68    – 5.15
2010 12.31 0.45 2.97 0.24 0.96    – 5.33
2001–2010 13.27 0.51 4.89 0.20 1.29 0.03 5.87
Age-Adjusted Death Rate
YearWhiteBlackOtherOverall
MaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemale
2001 16.95 0.34 12.57 0.08 4.82    – 6.58
2002 16.99 0.38 11.65 0.26 2.31    – 6.57
2003 16.45 0.50 11.56 0.25 3.50    – 6.45
2004 16.27 0.38 12.99 0.14 2.19 0.26 6.34
2005 15.54 0.42  9.88 0.33 2.78    – 6.04
2006 14.52 0.43  7.43 0.15 2.64 0.21 5.62
2007 14.91 0.37  8.67 0.53 1.40    – 5.74
2008 14.04 0.39  7.63 0.21 1.60    – 5.38
2009 12.99 0.40  7.24 0.21 2.94    – 5.03
2010 13.35 0.33  5.88 0.30 1.41    – 5.13
2001–2010 15.02 0.39  9.24 0.24 2.38 0.04 5.83

– 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). 2014-752 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/752> April 26, 2024.

Reference Number: 2014-752

Date Posted: September 2014

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