Malignant Mesothelioma: Mortality

 

Malignant mesothelioma: Number of deaths by state, U.S. residents age 15 and over, 1999-2005

 

 

 

Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

Mesothelioma Deaths Increase in Great Britain

• The number of mesothelioma deaths has increased from 153 in 1968 to 2 321 in 2009. Over 80% of deaths were among men. (Mesothelioma register).
• Men who worked in the building industry when asbestos was still being used widely are now among those most at risk of mesothelioma.
• Most deaths among women are likely to be due to a range of non-occupational asbestos exposures.
• The worst case predictions for males are that annual deaths will increase to a peak of about 2 100 in about the year 2016.
• Female deaths are likely to peak after this but at a much lower level.

Mesothelioma asbestos facts

• The average age of patients with malignant Mesothelioma cancer is 60 years.
• Mesothelioma has a latency period of 20 to 50 years after the first exposure to asbestos.
• It is estimated that it will be around 250,000 new cases of Mesothelioma before 2020.
• There are about 2500- 3000 new cases of Mesothelioma each year in the U. S.
• 1 in 3 U. S. Veterans will be diagnosed with an asbestos related Mesothelioma cancer.
• Over 75 percent of Mesothelioma cases are diagnosed in men age 55 or older.
• The average life expectancy for a Mesothelioma cancer diagnosis is 12-18 months.
• More than 700,000 people over the world have filed claims against more than 6,000 asbestos companies.
• During the 20th century, some 30 million tons of asbestos was used in shipyards, industrial sites, schools, homes and commercial buildings in the U. S.
• Mesothelioma is more common in whites (1.1 percent per 1,000) and Hispanics/Latinos than in African Americans (0.5 percent per 1,000) or Asian Americans.
• The Mesothelioma incidence rates in industrialized countries range between 0.5 and 3 cases per million in men and between 0.2 and 2 cases per million in women*
• Mesothelioma cancer is not related specifically to smoking. However, smoking and asbestos together dramatically increase risk.
• 96% of Mesothelioma cases occurs after 20+ years latency period after asbestos exposure

* According to a paper published by the Annals of Oncology.

Malignant mesothelioma: Age-adjusted death rates by state, U.S.

Malignant mesothelioma: Age-adjusted death rates by state, U.S. residents age 15 and over, 1999-2005

Note:  See selected limitations for general cautions regarding inferences based on small numbers of deaths, and see appendices for source description, methods, and ICD codes.

Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)