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Table MESO05

Mesothelioma age standardised (a) death rates per million by region, time period and sex (b) (c) (d)

  Region Year of death
1984-1986 1987-1989 1990-1992 1993-1995 1996-1998 1999-2001 2002-2004 2005-2007(p)
Males ENGLAND 23.48 30.19 35.02 42.70 47.86 55.92 59.27 62.42
  North East 53.66 59.87 60.79 78.79 82.81 93.68 87.08 89.52
  North West 22.47 30.36 36.89 40.40 46.68 58.55 60.28 66.55
  Yorkshire and the Humber 18.61 25.54 30.41 43.87 45.80 55.48 60.87 51.83
  East Midlands 12.60 20.76 25.25 32.26 36.56 42.27 47.44 49.63
  West Midlands 8.59 13.98 19.82 30.33 35.31 39.61 44.72 46.79
  East of England 18.21 28.24 33.56 39.09 48.94 55.75 63.77 65.71
  London 24.71 33.31 34.48 43.87 48.12 52.17 53.26 58.47
  South East 34.03 36.63 42.10 51.83 52.12 63.82 69.25 73.40
  South West 24.90 31.42 38.83 36.51 47.51 53.89 54.00 64.57
WALES 14.17 14.93 19.73 31.75 34.24 37.49 42.53 46.73
SCOTLAND 28.85 45.07 47.10 52.23 57.86 58.37 63.44 60.00
Great Britain(c) 23.42 30.65 35.20 42.87 47.92 55.07 58.68 61.34
Females ENGLAND 3.45 4.35 4.62 5.40 6.49 8.69 10.38 11.10
  North East 7.89 8.61 6.89 8.23 9.14 13.19 11.19 16.41
  North West 3.37 5.08 4.07 4.43 5.43 9.12 10.35 9.24
  Yorkshire and the Humber 3.54 5.18 5.49 5.37 8.77 9.33 11.70 13.25
  East Midlands 3.37 3.18 4.64 4.27 5.13 8.65 7.25 9.14
  West Midlands 2.08 2.88 1.64 3.38 4.99 5.69 6.64 7.87
  East of England 3.29 3.26 5.00 6.80 6.60 8.21 14.24 10.73
  London 4.84 6.02 6.55 6.67 6.93 9.48 12.62 12.59
  South East 2.79 3.66 4.32 6.36 7.86 9.69 10.75 11.60
  South West 1.80 2.65 4.23 3.72 4.37 6.37 8.36 11.71
WALES 1.98 0.79 3.70 4.77 2.49 5.13 4.31 6.51
SCOTLAND 1.63 4.60 5.99 8.14 6.33 8.22 8.35 7.60
Great Britain(c) 3.20 4.18 4.69 5.62 6.26 8.45 9.85 10.53

Notes:

  • (p) Provisional
  • (a) 2005-2007 was taken as the base for standardisation over time; GB for standardisation over region
  • (b) See footnotes to table MESO01
  • (c) Rates for GB exclude a small number of cases with an overseas address
  • (d) A more detailed geographical breakdown can be found in the factsheet entitled: Mesothelioma deaths - the latest picture for Great Britain: Geographical analysis 1981 - 2005 and Occupational analysis 2002 - 2005

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Updated 21.10.09