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Deaths From
Malignant Mesothelioma In 1999
(most recent data available) |
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| State |
No.
of Deaths |
Rank |
| Alabama |
33 |
20 |
| Alaska |
8 |
45 |
| Arizona |
32 |
22 |
| Arkansas |
15 |
37 |
| California |
259 |
1 |
| Colorado |
17 |
35 |
| Connecticut |
33 |
20 |
| Delaware |
12 |
41 |
| District of Columbia |
5 |
47 |
| Florida |
163 |
2 |
| Georgia |
30 |
25 |
| Hawaii |
5 |
47 |
| Idaho |
14 |
39 |
| Illinois |
128 |
6 |
| Indiana |
58 |
14 |
| Iowa |
21 |
33 |
| Kansas |
27 |
28 |
| Kentucky |
24 |
30 |
| Louisiana |
47 |
19 |
| Maine |
28 |
27 |
| Maryland |
51 |
16 |
| Massachusetts |
81 |
9 |
| Michigan |
69 |
12 |
| Minnesota |
61 |
13 |
| Mississippi |
20 |
34 |
| Missouri |
49 |
17 |
| Montana |
10 |
43 |
| Nebraska |
15 |
37 |
| Nevada |
22 |
31 |
| New Hampshire |
11 |
42 |
| New Jersey |
111 |
8 |
| New Mexico |
17 |
35 |
| New York |
156 |
4 |
| North Carolina |
56 |
15 |
| North Dakota |
4 |
50 |
| Ohio |
131 |
5 |
| Oklahoma |
22 |
31 |
| Oregon |
32 |
22 |
| Pennsylvania |
162 |
3 |
| Rhode Island |
14 |
39 |
| South Carolina |
26 |
29 |
| South Dakota |
4 |
50 |
| Tennessee |
31 |
24 |
| Texas |
125 |
7 |
| Utah |
9 |
44 |
| Vermont |
7 |
46 |
| Virginia |
75 |
10 |
| Washington |
72 |
11 |
| West Virginia |
29 |
26 |
| Wisconsin |
49 |
17 |
| Wyoming |
5 |
47 |
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Note: the above
data was found in NIOSH Publication No. 2003-111:
The Work-Related Lung Disease Surveillance Report, 2002,
Table 7-4. |
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