Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis: Number of deaths by state, U.S. residents age 15 and over, 2001–2010

State of Residence	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Alabama	†	†	11	†	†	10	†	†	†	†
California	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	12
Florida	12	13	17	11	17	13	†	†	10	†
Illinois	15	10	12	11	16	22	14	†	†	12
Indiana	12	11	11	†	11	†	†	†	†	†
Kentucky	70	71	86	75	79	80	66	70	70	79
Mississippi	17	10	12	16	21	20	19	17	25	27
New York	10	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Ohio	31	30	24	19	27	17	23	22	†	12
Pennsylvania	348	314	294	254	196	199	144	118	114	99
Tennessee	23	18	12	17	21	17	12	12	16	16
Virginia	94	113	75	81	80	67	58	55	68	72
West Virginia	175	175	146	137	109	143	113	107	99	91
U.S. TOTAL	889	858	773	703	653	654	525	471	480	486

Note:

The number of deaths with the disease of interest are not shown ("†") for states with less than 10 deaths reported for any given year. States with less than 10 reported deaths in every year are not presented. U.S. totals represent all of the deaths reported in a given year, including those states with less than 10 reported deaths.

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). 2014-764 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/764> April 23, 2024.

Reference Number: 2014-764

Date Posted: September 2014

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Page last reviewed: September 11, 2014

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