Health and Safety
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Statistics
Mesothelioma age standardised (a) death rates per million by region, time period and sex (b) (c) (d)
| Region | Year of death | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-1985 | 1986-1988 | 1989-1991 | 1992-1994 | 1995-1997 | 1998-2000 | 2001-2003 | 2004-2006(p) | ||
| Males | ENGLAND | 21.85 | 28.21 | 32.35 | 40.40 | 44.99 | 52.83 | 58.59 | 61.09 |
| North East | 49.86 | 58.59 | 55.90 | 73.75 | 82.06 | 82.42 | 94.02 | 89.57 | |
| North West | 23.05 | 27.48 | 32.66 | 40.23 | 43.49 | 53.09 | 62.14 | 61.29 | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 18.08 | 22.28 | 30.00 | 38.63 | 43.10 | 52.81 | 59.46 | 54.88 | |
| East Midlands | 12.01 | 18.81 | 22.37 | 29.56 | 35.20 | 39.98 | 45.32 | 49.54 | |
| West Midlands | 8.42 | 12.00 | 17.09 | 27.94 | 32.24 | 40.34 | 40.81 | 46.54 | |
| East of England | 15.44 | 24.66 | 33.01 | 35.83 | 43.96 | 53.75 | 61.89 | 63.85 | |
| London | 24.67 | 29.12 | 33.65 | 41.48 | 45.99 | 49.62 | 52.95 | 56.40 | |
| South East | 29.06 | 38.37 | 37.51 | 49.04 | 52.49 | 58.99 | 66.38 | 74.05 | |
| South West | 22.13 | 29.94 | 35.59 | 37.78 | 39.33 | 54.02 | 55.24 | 59.54 | |
| WALES | 10.48 | 15.89 | 17.62 | 29.04 | 34.43 | 33.13 | 43.19 | 43.61 | |
| SCOTLAND | 26.72 | 37.37 | 45.61 | 51.02 | 55.97 | 57.46 | 61.59 | 62.75 | |
| Great Britain(c) | 21.65 | 28.31 | 32.69 | 40.63 | 45.32 | 52.11 | 57.95 | 60.27 | |
| Females | ENGLAND | 3.34 | 3.92 | 4.83 | 4.84 | 6.17 | 7.72 | 10.04 | 10.76 |
| North East | 6.48 | 9.46 | 6.92 | 7.62 | 9.97 | 10.72 | 10.08 | 16.16 | |
| North West | 3.90 | 4.37 | 4.96 | 3.99 | 5.05 | 6.92 | 10.98 | 9.74 | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 3.11 | 4.08 | 5.53 | 5.12 | 8.83 | 8.17 | 11.94 | 11.25 | |
| East Midlands | 3.64 | 2.99 | 3.32 | 5.49 | 4.00 | 7.82 | 8.78 | 7.99 | |
| West Midlands | 1.97 | 2.33 | 3.00 | 1.95 | 4.53 | 5.33 | 7.30 | 7.18 | |
| East of England | 2.92 | 2.95 | 4.79 | 5.99 | 6.31 | 8.09 | 12.15 | 11.65 | |
| London | 5.44 | 4.90 | 7.23 | 6.11 | 7.01 | 8.69 | 10.96 | 12.40 | |
| South East | 2.24 | 3.71 | 4.10 | 5.17 | 7.63 | 8.82 | 10.27 | 11.57 | |
| South West | 1.58 | 2.58 | 4.30 | 3.47 | 3.20 | 6.00 | 7.57 | 10.93 | |
| WALES | 1.39 | 1.40 | 1.87 | 5.24 | 2.75 | 4.90 | 5.15 | 3.64 | |
| SCOTLAND | 2.14 | 3.94 | 5.38 | 6.68 | 6.67 | 8.97 | 8.12 | 7.54 | |
| Great Britain(c) | 3.13 | 3.78 | 4.72 | 5.03 | 6.02 | 7.67 | 9.59 | 10.07 | |