MESOTHELIOMA OCCUPATION STATISTICS MALE AND FEMALE DEATHS AGED 16 …

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Table 3: Mesothelioma proportional mortality ratios (PMRs) for males aged 16-74 in Great Britain by Southampton occupation group and 5-year time period, …

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MESOTHELIOMA OCCUPATION STATISTICS:
MALE AND FEMALE DEATHS AGED 16-74 IN
GREAT BRITAIN
1980 - 2000 (excluding 1981)
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Mesothelioma deaths by occupation and sex in Great Britain
Introduction
Numbers of deaths from mesothelioma and asbestosis are published annually by
HSE’s Epidemiology & Medical statistics Unit. This fact sheet has been produced to
provide more detailed mesothelioma statistics by occupation and sex within Great
Britain. Statistics are presented for deaths occurring in the 20-year period 1980-2000
(excluding 1981). The fact sheet supersedes a previous version published in 1999
containing mesothelioma statistics by occupation for the period 1979-1995 (excluding
1981). Further information on how the mesothelioma register is compiled is available
on the HSE statistics web pages.
Coverage of the analysis is as follows:
- Both males and females are included.
- Deaths at ages 16-74 only are included. Occupation coding is not appropriate
for deaths at younger ages and unreliable for deaths at older ages [1, section
2.2].
- Deaths in 1981 are excluded due to unreliable coding of occupation in that
year [1, section 4.1].
- Deaths where the occupation given on the death certificate is not that of the
deceased are excluded.
Classification and coding of occupation
Death certificates record a description and code for the most recent…