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Mortality from or with Pneumoconiosis by Year, All Pneumoconiosis, New Jersey and the United States, 2000 to 2020
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Why Is This Important?
Pneumoconiosis is a class of lung diseases which are usually incurable and may lead to death. Nearly all pneumoconioses are attributable to occupational exposure, and millions of workers are at risk. Common types include asbestosis, coal workers' pneumoconiosis, and silicosis. Pneumoconiosis frequency varies geographically, largely determined by local industrial activities and migration of affected individuals.
Definition
Deaths with pneumoconiosis, coal workers' pneumoconiosis, asbestosis, silicosis, and other and unspecified pneumoconiosis as the underlying or contributing cause of death. ICD-10 codes: J60-J66
Data Notes
- Data have been age-adjusted to the U.S. 2000 standard population.
- Pneumoconiosis is typically a chronic disease with a long latency (pre-clinical period). Current incidence is not necessarily indicative of current exposures, and it may be several years before reductions in exposures affect mortality. In addition, people may not die in the state in which they were exposed. All Pneumoconiosis: ICD-10-CM J60-J66. Rates were age-adjusted using the following age groups: 15-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55-64, 65-74, 75-84, and 85 plus.
Data Sources
- Death Certificate Database, Office of Vital Statistics and Registry, New Jersey Department of Health
(https://www.nj.gov/health/vital/) - Population Estimates, State Data Center, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
(https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/demographics/population-household-estimates/) - Multiple Cause of Death, CDC WONDER Online Database, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(https://wonder.cdc.gov/mcd.html)
How the Measure is Calculated
Numerator:
Number of deaths from or with pneumoconiosis.Denominator:
Total number of persons aged 15 years or older in the population.
Related Health Objectives and Indicators
Health Initiative: HP2030
Healthy People 2030 Objective OSH-04
U.S. Target: Reduce pneumoconiosis deaths to 1,300 deaths among persons aged 15 years and over by 2030
https://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives/workplace/reduce-pneumoconiosis-deaths-osh-04
Health Initiative: HP2020
Healthy People 2020 Objective OSH-4
U.S. Target: Reduce pneumoconiosis deaths to 2,187 deaths by 2020
https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/occupational-safety-and-health
Health Initiative: HNJ2020
Healthy NJ 2020 Objective OSH-2
NJ Target: Reduce pneumoconiosis deaths among persons aged 15 years and older to 6.0 per 1,000,000 population (age-adjusted) by 2020
https://www.nj.gov/health/chs/hnj2020/topics/occupational-safety-health.shtml