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Deaths caused, or contributed to, by asbestos-related diseases

Table 1: Asbestos-related deaths in Northern Ireland 2009-2022

Registration yearMesothelioma without AsbestosisAsbestosis* without MesotheliomaMesothelioma and AsbestosisAll primary or secondary cause
20094221063
20103415150
20115120172
20124813162
20134119161
201439 22263
201543**24370
20164517163
20174730077
20184913163
20193625263
20206234399
20214531076
20224815063

* For certain years these figures also include a small number of other asbestos related chest diseases and pulmonary fibrosis where there was coexisting asbestos exposure.
** In 2015 there are two mesothelioma cases included that were abdominal and testicular related.

 

Table 2: Asbestos-related deaths in Northern Ireland 2009-2022: where asbestosis or mesothelioma are coded as the primary cause of death

Registration yearPrimary cause - MesothliomaPrimary cause - Asbestosis*All primary cause
200942547
201035439
201149756
201248452
201340848
201441849
201544**347
201643750
2017431154
201849150
201937845
202062***466
202142850
202246652

* For certain years these figures also include a small number of other asbestos related chest diseases and pulmonary fibrosis where there was coexisting asbestos exposure.
** In 2015 there are two mesothelioma cases included that were abdominal and testicular related.
*** Revision notice: Deaths registered in 2020 where Mesothelioma was the underlying cause of death has been revised from 59 to 62. Three cases where Mesothelioma was the underlying cause but Asbestos was also mentioned on the death certificate were erroneously not included in this table.  NISRA apologises for any inconvenience this error may cause.

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