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Table THORR01

Work-related and occupational respiratory disease: estimated number of cases reported by chest physicians to SWORD and occupational physicians to OPRA, 1998-2008

Sex Diagnostic category Chest and occupational physicians Chest physicians (SWORD) Occupational physicians (OPRA)
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008(p) 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008(p) 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008(p)
Male Allergic alveolitis 17 27 12 25 40 29 29 32 45 18 60 17 27 12 25 28 29 29 31 45 18 60 - - - - 12 - - 1 - - -
Asthma 557 802 546 458 498 450 400 358 322 258 174 295 445 340 285 279 236 296 268 269 181 159 262 357 206 173 219 214 104 90 53 77 15
Bronchitis/emphysema 57 128 119 48 17 80 123 51 64 16 17 44 115 106 32 5 80 110 26 64 14 17 13 13 13 16 12 - 13 25 - 2 -
Infectious diseases 50 25 52 17 17 13 31 25 13 15 24 50 1 40 17 3 1 26 25 13 15 24 - 24 12 - 14 12 5 - - - -
Inhalation accidents 177 127 95 113 124 114 92 49 7 20 39 101 63 34 27 50 30 21 29 3 4 38 76 64 61 86 74 84 71 20 4 16 1
Lung cancer 100 81 113 214 85 141 119 62 82 92 79 100 81 112 214 85 141 118 61 80 92 79 - - 1 - - - 1 1 2 - -
Malignant mesothelioma 656 950 855 917 853 854 790 608 601 869 544 640 935 812 911 841 848 779 600 585 869 542 16 15 43 6 12 6 11 8 16 - 2
Benign pleural disease 598 1179 994 845 912 1075 1097 1383 1276 932 1011 573 1141 970 833 876 1063 1085 1368 1264 932 1011 25 38 24 12 36 12 12 15 12 - -
Pneumoconiosis 222 320 299 273 181 175 107 223 184 159 155 197 310 251 252 141 160 106 222 181 154 155 25 10 48 21 40 15 1 1 3 5 -
Other 67 119 109 99 119 164 191 130 69 132 94 18 34 61 63 71 77 114 32 42 77 43 49 85 48 36 48 87 77 98 27 55 51
Total number of diagnoses 2501 3758 3194 3009 2846 3095 2979 2921 2663 2511 2197 2035 3152 2738 2659 2379 2665 2684 2662 2546 2356 2128 466 606 456 350 467 430 295 259 117 155 69
Total number of individuals (a) 2439 3676 3128 2954 2778 3000 2885 2888 2619 2496 2163 1997 3094 2672 2604 2323 2582 2602 2654 2503 2341 2094 442 582 456 350 455 418 283 234 116 155 69
Female Allergic alveolitis 12 15 24 13 12 2 3 12 2 1 27 12 3 24 13 12 1 3 12 2 1 27 - 12 - - - 1 - - - - -
Asthma 251 326 214 179 173 217 155 134 274 97 176 115 217 129 117 120 115 90 106 182 70 136 136 109 85 62 53 102 65 28 92 27 40
Bronchitis/emphysema 1 1 25 - 12 - 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 13 - - - 3 1 1 1 1 - - 12 - 12 - - - - - -
Infectious diseases 37 38 25 37 37 13 24 13 38 49 - 25 26 13 25 37 1 - - 36 13 - 12 12 12 12 - 12 24 13 2 36 -
Inhalation accidents 1 27 24 56 2 15 5 29 1 1 - 1 3 12 8 2 15 3 16 1 1 - - 24 12 48 - - 2 13 - - -
Lung cancer - - 1 - - - 13 4 2 12 - - - 1 - - - 13 4 2 12 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Malignant mesothelioma 31 68 56 56 29 21 40 94 52 4 55 31 56 44 55 29 21 40 94 52 3 43 - 12 12 1 - - - - - 1 12
Benign pleural disease 2 39 31 20 23 19 35 17 17 16 16 2 39 31 20 23 19 35 17 17 16 16 - - - - - - - - - - -
Pneumoconiosis 3 1 1 1 - - 1 - 13 13 1 3 1 1 1 - - 1 - 13 13 1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Other 120 120 110 43 48 74 96 119 31 63 53 9 23 38 31 12 14 20 17 11 4 24 111 97 72 12 36 60 76 102 20 59 29
Total number of diagnoses 458 635 511 405 336 361 375 423 431 257 329 199 369 306 270 235 186 208 267 317 134 248 259 266 205 135 101 175 167 156 114 123 81
Total number of individuals (a) 444 597 508 388 328 357 364 421 428 244 325 198 355 303 253 227 182 197 265 314 121 245 246 242 205 135 101 175 167 156 114 123 80
All cases (b) Allergic alveolitis 29 42 36 38 52 31 32 44 47 19 87 29 30 36 38 40 30 32 43 47 19 87 - 12 - - 12 1 - 1 - - -
Asthma 808 1128 785 649 671 667 555 492 596 355 350 410 662 482 414 399 351 386 374 451 251 295 398 466 303 235 272 316 169 118 145 104 55
Bronchitis/emphysema 58 129 144 48 29 80 126 148 65 17 18 45 116 119 32 5 80 113 123 65 15 18 13 13 25 16 24 - 13 25 - 2 -
Infectious diseases 87 63 77 54 54 26 55 50 51 64 24 75 27 53 42 40 2 26 37 49 28 24 12 36 24 12 14 24 29 13 2 36 -
Inhalation accidents 178 154 119 169 125 129 97 78 20 21 39 102 66 46 35 52 45 24 45 16 5 38 76 88 73 134 73 84 73 33 4 16 1
Lung cancer 112 81 126 214 85 141 132 102 84 104 79 112 81 125 214 85 141 131 101 82 104 79 - - 1 - - - 1 1 2 - -
Malignant mesothelioma 701 1018 923 973 882 875 830 762 653 885 623 685 991 868 966 870 869 819 754 637 884 609 16 27 55 7 12 6 11 8 16 1 14
Benign pleural disease 625 1242 1063 865 935 1094 1132 1496 1293 1008 1063 600 1204 1039 853 899 1082 1120 1481 1281 1008 1063 25 38 24 12 36 12 12 15 12 - -
Pneumoconiosis 225 321 300 274 182 175 108 223 197 172 156 200 311 252 253 141 160 107 222 194 167 156 25 10 48 21 41 15 1 1 3 5 -
Other 187 239 219 142 179 238 287 261 100 195 147 27 57 99 94 95 91 134 49 53 81 67 160 182 120 48 84 147 153 212 47 114 80
Total number of diagnoses 3010 4417 3792 3426 3194 3456 3342 3656 3106 2840 2586 2285 3545 3119 2941 2626 2851 2892 3229 2875 2562 2436 725 872 673 485 568 605 450 427 231 278 150
Total number of individuals (a) 2934 4297 3711 3354 3118 3357 3249 3609 3059 2812 2548 2246 3473 3038 2869 2562 2764 2799 3207 2829 2534 2399 688 824 673 485 556 593 450 402 230 278 149

Notes

  • (a) Individuals may have more than one diagnosis.
  • (b) May not equal males plus females because sex is not recorded for some cases.
  • "-" means zero.
  • (p) Provisional data

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