Fig. 4.

Age-specific mesothelioma mortality rate, by age group and country income, worldwide 1994–2008^a

^a Of the 92 224 mesothelioma deaths reported by 83 countries, 81 304 were reported by 39 high-income countries, 10 897 were reported by 37 middle-income countries and 22 were reported by two low-income countries. The difference between these figures and those recorded in the WHO Mortality Database are due to unavailable data on population or age.