Table ASIS01: Death certificates mentioning asbestosis, 1978-2005^(a)(b)

		Year of Death
Asbestosis deaths		1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Asbestosis as underlying cause(a)	…without mesothelioma or lung cancer	25	25	29	48	35	42	40	45	54	43	34	44	54	60	48	53	47	51	68	62	60	56	67	78	105	105	91	124
	…which also mention mesothelioma(b)	7	2	3	5	6	3	4	5	4	7	5	5	8	2	7	4	4	5	1	5	3	2	2	3	4	2	3	5
	…which also mention lung cancer	4	2	9	7	8	5	0	6	3	6	2	1	4	5	4	5	7	0	1	3	1	6	5	4	5	6	6	5
	…which also mention both	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total	36	30	41	60	49	50	44	57	61	56	42	50	66	67	59	62	59	56	70	70	64	64	74	85	114	113	100	134

Other death certificates mentioning asbestosis	…without mesothelioma or lung cancer	24	29	19	12	18	20	27	29	28	43	39	37	34	46	33	50	57	53	67	59	59	57	66	89	78	80	130	128
	…which also mention mesothelioma(b)	74	71	65	60	69	81	82	79	59	100	82	91	112	82	78	122	98	70	77	57	50	62	71	72	68	60	58	66
	…which also mention lung cancer	56	43	48	70	67	53	58	60	81	51	76	73	72	52	66	65	63	62	60	67	45	52	48	62	46	44	41	44
	…which also mention both	4	1	1	0	5	4	3	1	2	3	1	1	0	3	1	9	5	1	1	3	3	2	1	1	0	1	1	1
	Total(b)	158	144	133	142	159	158	170	169	170	197	198	202	218	183	178	246	223	186	205	186	157	173	186	224	192	185	230	239

Total mentioning asbestosis	*…without mention of mesothelioma or lung cancer*	49	54	48	60	53	62	67	74	82	86	73	81	88	106	81	103	104	104	135	121	119	113	133	167	183	185	221	252
	…which also mention mesothelioma(b)	81	73	68	65	75	84	86	84	63	107	87	96	120	84	85	126	102	75	78	62	53	64	73	75	72	62	61	71
	*…which also mention lung cancer*	60	45	57	77	75	58	58	66	84	57	78	74	76	57	70	70	70	62	61	70	46	58	53	66	51	50	47	49
	*…which also mention both*	4	2	1	0	5	4	3	2	2	3	2	1	0	3	1	9	6	1	1	3	3	2	1	1	0	1	1	1
	Total	194	174	174	202	208	208	214	226	231	253	240	252	284	250	237	308	282	242	275	256	221	237	260	309	306	298	330	373

Notes:

(a) The underlying cause of death is defined as the disease or injury which initiated the train of morbid events leading directly to death.
(b) Some death certificates mention asbestosis with lung cancer and/or mesothelioma. In some cases - particularly where mesothelioma is mentioned - the word "asbestosis" may have been used incorrectly to indicate the role of asbestos in causing mesothelioma and/or lung cancer.