Asthma Mortality Among Persons Aged 15–64 Years, by Industry and Occupation — United States, 1999–2016

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• Personal Author:
  Patel, Opal ; Syamlal, Girija ; Wood, John M. ; Dodd, Katelynn E. ; Mazurek, Jacek M.
• Description:
  What is already known about this topic? In 2015, a total of 3,396 asthma deaths were reported among adults aged ≥18 years in the United States. An estimated 11%-21% of asthma deaths might be attributable to occupational exposures. Asthma deaths are preventable with proper asthma management and rapid response to asthma attacks. What is added by this report? Among U.S. adults aged 15-64 years, 33,307 deaths from asthma occurred during 1999-2016, including an estimated 3,664-6,994 (approximately 204-389 annually) that could be attributable to occupational exposures and were therefore potentially preventable. The highest asthma death rates were among adults aged 55-64 years, females, persons who were not Hispanic or Latino, and blacks or African Americans. By industry, asthma mortality was significantly elevated among males in food, beverage, and tobacco products manufacturing, other retail trade, and miscellaneous manufacturing, and among females in social assistance. By occupation, asthma mortality was significantly elevated among females in community and social services. What are the implications for public health practice? Elevated asthma mortality among male and female workers in certain industries and occupations highlights the importance of optimal asthma management, and identification and prevention of workplace exposures. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Asthma Asthma, Occupational Full Report Mortality Occupational Diseases Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety
• Keywords:
  Asthma; Mortality rates; Mortality studies; Occupations; Surveillance
• Source:
  MMWR 2018 Jan; 67(2):60-65
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6702a2
• ISSN:
  0149-2195
• Pubmed ID:
  29346343
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5772803
• 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
• Contributor:
  Storey, Eileen ; Johnson, Carol
• Volume:
  67
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20050854
• Email:
  jmazurek1@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e2e4af7150e32ac6717f9a3d20c61e78d63edcb6b6effd8b1e48491c475c12a8836a247ed557a0f9272e05128627b7e1f68374dc084714a012b5a961595fc52b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/54344/cdc_54344_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 164.87 KB ]