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Table MESO04

Number of mesothelioma deaths and average annual rates per million by age and sex in three year periods, 1969-2007(a)

Age group (yrs) Time period
1969-1971 1972-1974 1975-1977 1978-1980 1981-1983 1984-1986 1987-1989 1990-1992 1993-1995 1996-1998 1999-2001 2002-2004 2005-2007(p)
Males 0-44 Deaths 20 24 40 42 58 56 73 67 42 31 26 17 27
Rate per million 0.39 0.46 0.77 0.80 1.11 1.07 1.39 1.27 0.81 0.60 0.50 0.33 0.51
45-54 Deaths 56 101 146 168 166 204 274 326 355 344 284 201 163
Rate per million 5.70 10.09 15.05 18.05 18.22 22.52 29.94 33.58 33.55 30.97 25.25 18.21 14.41
55-64 Deaths 174 187 243 304 425 552 685 715 812 843 1063 1098 1052
Rate per million 18.91 21.36 27.89 34.92 48.38 62.54 80.89 85.99 97.35 100.48 120.05 113.38 102.76
65-74 Deaths 120 175 233 354 420 535 752 932 1235 1378 1525 1752 1878
Rate per million 21.05 28.43 36.03 53.37 64.48 84.29 114.66 139.90 179.87 204.43 226.74 254.53 268.84
75+ Deaths 39 49 85 157 217 329 457 571 793 1096 1482 1796 2191
Rate per million 15.97 19.57 31.93 53.70 67.54 93.64 120.69 143.68 197.95 250.60 318.43 363.42 416.63
Total males Deaths 409 536 747 1025 1286 1676 2241 2611 3237 3692 4380 4864 5311
Rate per million 5.19 6.73 9.36 12.84 16.10 20.91 27.78 32.09 39.50 44.66 52.37 57.33 61.38
Females 0-44 Deaths 13 7 13 17 16 18 10 16 12 5 13 10 10
Rate per million 0.26 0.14 0.26 0.34 0.32 0.35 0.19 0.31 0.23 0.10 0.25 0.19 0.19
45-54 Deaths 21 20 17 22 26 18 29 44 52 43 50 47 45
Rate per million 2.06 1.94 1.72 2.34 2.84 1.99 3.17 4.52 4.88 3.83 4.38 4.18 3.89
55-64 Deaths 41 43 52 78 81 65 91 66 97 95 156 186 191
Rate per million 4.01 4.42 5.38 8.14 8.49 6.85 10.14 7.59 11.21 10.97 17.09 18.60 17.99
65-74 Deaths 33 52 58 96 89 109 136 177 172 180 209 248 281
Rate per million 4.14 6.24 6.80 11.11 10.57 13.40 16.47 21.60 20.71 22.64 27.00 32.02 36.21
75+ Deaths 17 21 29 45 48 61 88 101 145 215 301 377 422
Rate per million 3.29 3.83 4.99 7.24 7.21 8.58 11.79 13.10 18.90 26.82 36.83 45.59 50.28
Total females Deaths 125 143 169 258 260 271 354 404 478 538 729 868 949
Rate per million 1.49 1.70 2.01 3.06 3.08 3.20 4.15 4.69 5.51 6.16 8.28 9.78 10.54
Grand total Deaths 534 679 916 1283 1546 1947 2595 3015 3715 4230 5109 5732 6260
Rate per million 3.29 4.14 5.58 7.82 9.41 11.80 15.63 18.01 22.02 24.89 29.77 33.02 35.46

 

Notes:

  • p Provisional
  • (a) See footnotes to MESO01

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