Trends in Pneumoconiosis Deaths – United States, 1999–2018

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• Personal Author:
  Bell, Jessica L. ; Mazurek, Jacek M.
• Description:
  Summary: What is already known about this topic? Pneumoconioses are a group of occupational lung diseases caused by inhaling organic dust and inorganic mineral dust particles. From 1968 to 2000, death rates for all pneumoconioses decreased with the exception of those for asbestosis. Although preventable, deaths continue to occur. What is added by this report? Pneumoconiosis deaths decreased from 2,738 deaths in 1999 to 1,632 in 2018, and age-adjusted death rates decreased from 12.8 to 5.3 per million population. All pneumoconioses decreased with the exception of pneumoconiosis attributed to other inorganic dusts. What are the implications for public health practice? Pneumoconiosis-associated deaths continue to occur, underscoring the importance of occupational dust exposure reduction, early case detection, and continued surveillance to monitor trends, with an increased focus on pneumoconiosis attributable to other inorganic dusts. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Asbestos Coal Coal Mining Dust Inorganic Chemicals Lung Lung Diseases Mining Mortality Occupational Health Particulate Matter Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety

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• Keywords:
  Coal workers pneumoconiosis; Black lung disease; Mortality rates; Occupational respiratory disease; Inhalation; Organic dusts; Mineral dusts; Surveillance; Particulate dust; Asbestosis
• Source:
  MMWR 2020 Jun; 69(23):693-698
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  RHD - Respiratory Health Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  6 pdf pages
• Volume:
  69
• Issue:
  23
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059948
• Citation:
  MMWR 2020 Jun; 69(23):693-698
• Contact Point Address:
  Jessica L. Bell, Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health/CDC Public Health Fellowship Program, CDC, Atlanta, GA
• Email:
  onm0@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/183313/cdc_183313_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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