Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the 89 analyzed countries/entities with available data for asbestos and/or mesothelioma.
| Data category | Both asbestos and mesothelioma (n = 56) | Asbestos only (n = 33) | Total (n = 89) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asbestos, recorded cumulative use (million metric tons) | |||
| During 1920–1970 | 51.2 | 14.2 | 65.4 |
| During 1971–2007 | 52.8 | 71.3 | 124.1 |
| Mesothelioma, reported cumulative mortality during 1994–2008 [No. of cases (no. of countries)] | |||
| ICD-10, code C45 | 90,929 (50) | 0a (NA) | NA |
| ICD-9, code 163 | 336 (4) | 0a (NA) | NA |
| Other data sourceb | 868 (2) | 0c (NA) | NA |
| Total | 92,133 (56) | 0 (33) | NA |
NA, not applicable.
a
No record in WHO mortality database.
b
Published articles in English identified via Pubmed or other source of national data (see References; Lee et al. 2010; Rüegger 2008).
c
Data cannot be identified.