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CDC Reports That Deaths From Mesothelioma Are Still Increasing

Monday, April 27, 2009

An article in the CDC’s most recent weekly bulletin notes that deaths related to mesothelioma still seem to be on the rise in the United States. The CDC report aggregated data between 1999 and 2005 and determined that mesothelioma deaths increased every year (save one) during that time period. The CDC said it still expects deaths to level off by 2010 and then begin a slow decline after that, but the still increasing number of deaths from mesothelioma are a clear indication that the tragic history of asbestos use is still at work today.


CDC Chart: Number of Malignant Mesothelioma Deaths Among Persons Aged >25 Years (United States, 1999–2005)


1999: 2,482

2000: 2,530

2001: 2,505

2002: 2,570

2003: 2,621

2004: 2,656

2005: 2,704

Total: 18,068

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