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Silicosis: Death rates (per million population) by race and sex, U.S. residents age 15 and over, 2005–2014

Crude Death Rate
YearWhiteBlackOtherOverall
MaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemale
2005 1.46 0.04 1.17 0.06 0.44 – 0.69
2006 1.13 0.04 0.93 0.06 0.14 – 0.53
2007 1.05 0.07 1.05 – – 0.13 0.51
2008 1.26 0.08 1.10 – 0.40 – 0.61
2009 1.07 0.02 0.81 0.12 0.13 – 0.49
2010 0.89 0.05 0.60 – – – 0.41
2011 0.71 0.03 0.92 – 0.24 – 0.36
2012 0.87 0.03 0.71 – 0.35 – 0.41
2013 0.90 0.05 0.76 – 0.34 0.10 0.43
2014 0.70 0.01 0.62 – 0.33 – 0.33
2005–2014 0.99 0.04 0.85 0.02 0.24 0.02 0.47
Age-Adjusted Death Rate
YearWhiteBlackOtherOverall
MaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemale
2005 1.65 0.03 2.14 0.08 0.91 – 0.69
2006 1.25 0.04 1.59 0.05 0.42 – 0.53
2007 1.13 0.06 1.95 – – 0.21 0.50
2008 1.36 0.06 1.95 – 0.61 – 0.59
2009 1.12 0.02 1.45 0.13 0.28 – 0.48
2010 0.92 0.04 1.09 – – – 0.39
2011 0.75 0.02 1.84 – 0.41 – 0.34
2012 0.87 0.02 1.37 – 0.69 – 0.38
2013 0.91 0.04 1.09 – 0.62 0.11 0.41
2014 0.69 0.01 0.99 – 0.52 – 0.30
2005–2014 1.04 0.03 1.51 0.02 0.45 0.03 0.45

– indicates no deaths.

Note:

The 2005–2014 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 2017. Work-Related Lung Disease Surveillance System (eWoRLD). 2017-901 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/901> April 18, 2024.

Reference Number: 2017-901

Date Posted: May 2017

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Page last reviewed: May 23, 2017
Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)