Asbestos exposure is a subject more and more important for doctors and asbestos cancer experts, even if this kind of exposure can only cause rare diseases. Researchers and experts have gathered a lot of information and statistics regarding mesothelioma and asbestos related diseases in order to help them better understand the ways these diseases act and how they can be stopped from occurring at all.
Mesothelioma statistics by state
The past few years mesothelioma lung cancer caused by exposure to asbestos products was often seen only in a couple of states in the Unites States. The following is an up to date list of statistics for each state:
- Alaska – 8 deaths caused by mesothelioma, mortality rate is 17,5 per million
- Alabama – 33 people died because of mesothelioma, mortality of 9,5 per million
- Arkansas – 15 mesothelioma deaths, mortality rate is 7,5 per million
- Arizona – 32 people died as a result of mesothelioma cancer, giving a mortality rate of 8,7 per million
- California – 259 people died because of mesothelioma cancer, the largest number of deaths in the country, and a mortality rate of 10,2 per million
- Colorado – 17 people died because of mesothelioma, with a mortality rate of 5,3 per million
- Connecticut – 33 mesothelioma deaths, mortality rate of 12,7 per million
- District of Columbia (Washington DC) – only 5 mesothelioma related deaths, with a mortality rate of 11,4 per million
- Delaware – 12 people died because of exposure to asbestos, mortality of 20 per million
- Florida – 163 deaths associated with mesothelioma, second state in the country, with a mortality rate of 13,4 per million
- Georgia – 30 died because of mesothelioma, mortality rate of 5 per million
- Hawaii – only 5 people died because of mesothelioma, with a mortality rate of 5,3 per million
- Iowa – 21 recorded deaths as a result of mesothelioma, mortality rate of 9,2 per million
- Idaho – 14 mesothelioma related deaths, mortality rate of 14,5 per million
- Illinois – 128 people died because of mesothelioma, ranking sixth in the country, with a mortality rate of 13,5 per million
- Indiana – 58 mesothelioma deaths recorded, mortality rate of 12,4 per million
- Kansas – 27 people died as a result of mesothelioma, with a mortality rate of 13 per million
- Kentucky – 24 mesothelioma related deaths, mortality rate of 7,6 per million
- Louisiana – 47 people with mesothelioma died, mortality rate of 13,8 per million
- Massachusetts – 81 people died because of mesothelioma, ranking ninth in the country by mesothelioma deaths recorded, and with a mortality rate of 16,4 per million
- Maryland – 51 people died as a result of mesothelioma, with a mortality rate of 12,5 per million
- Maine – 28 recorded mesothelioma deaths, and a mortality rate of 27,5 per million
- Michigan – 69 people died because of a form of mesothelioma, mortality rate of 8,9 per million
- Minnesota – 61 mesothelioma related deaths, with a mortality rate of 16,3 per million
- Missouri – 49 people died because of mesothelioma, mortality rate of 11,3 per million
- Mississippi – 20 people died because of mesothelioma, mortality rate is 9,3 per million
- Montana – 10 mesothelioma related deaths, with a mortality rate of 14,2 per million
- North Carolina – 56 deaths related to mesothelioma, mortality rate of 9,3 per million
- North Dakota – only 4 mesothelioma related deaths, the lowest number in the country, with a mortality rate of 7,9 per million
- Nebraska – 15 deaths caused by mesothelioma, with a mortality rate of 11,5 per million
- New Hampshire – 11 mesothelioma death recorded, mortality rate of 11,5 per million
- New Jersey – 111 mesothelioma deaths, 8th state in the country, with a mortality rate of 17,2 per million
- New Mexico – 17 deaths related to mesothelioma, 12,7 is the mortality rate number
- Nevada – 22 deaths caused by mesothelioma, with a mortality rate of 15,8 per million
- New York – 156 recorded deaths associated with mesothelioma, 4th state, mortality rate of 10,8 per million
- Ohio – 131 mesothelioma deaths recorded, 5th state, with a mortality rate of 14,7 per million
- Oklahoma – 22 deaths caused by mesothelioma, and a mortality rate of 8,3 per million
- Oregon – 32 people died as a result of asbestos infection, mortality rate of 12,1 per million
- Pennsylvania – 162 people died because of mesothelioma, third state in the country, mortality rate of 16,8 per million
- Rhode Island – 14 recorded mesothelioma deaths, mortality rate of 17,7 per million
- South Carolina – 26 death related to mesothelioma, mortality rate of 8,4 per million
- South Dakota – 4 deaths caused by mesothelioma, the smallest number in the country, mortality rate of 6,9 per million
- Tennessee – 31 people died as a result of mesothelioma, with a mortality rate of 7,1 per million
- Texas – 125 recorded deaths as a result of mesothelioma, the 7th state, mortality rate of 8,1 per million
- Utah – only 9 people died as a result of mesothelioma, mortality rate of 5,8 per million
- Virginia – 75 people died because of mesothelioma, with a mortality rate of 13,6 per million
- Vermont – 7 died as a result of mesothelioma, mortality rate of 14,5 per million
- Washington – 72 recorded deaths caused by mesothelioma, mortality rate of 16 per million
- Wisconsin – 49 people died because of mesothelioma, with a mortality rate of 12 per million
- West Virginia – 29 deaths caused by mesothelioma, mortality rate is 19,6 per million
- Wyoming – only 5 people died because of mesothelioma, one of the smallest numbers in the country, and with a mortality rate of 13,2 per million
Current Mesothelioma Statistics
These are statistics concerning victims that were suffering from malignant mesothelioma. Canada statistics are similar, but death cases are known to be decreasing the past 2 years. Mesothelioma treatment seems to be increasingly effective as treatment methods develop towards a cure, although attacks seem to remain at a steady number.
As far as the legal part is concerned, mesothelioma lawsuit statistics are very good, almost all of them were decided in the favor the plaintiff. This means that the chances of winning a wrongful death lawsuit are very high.
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