TABLE IV.

Years of Potential Life Lost Before Age 65 Years (YPLL₆₅) Attributable to Asbestos-Associated Diseases, by Sex and Race, United States, 1999–2010

Characteristics	Deaths			YPLL65
	No.	%	Median age	No.	%	Median
Asbestosisa
Total	385	100.0	60	2,167	100.0	5.0
Sex
Male	369	95.8	60	2,064	95.2	5.0
Female	16	4.2	60	103	4.8	5.5
Race
White	341	88.6	60	1,899	87.6	5.0
Black	38	9.9	59	251	11.6	6.0
Other	6	1.5	63	17	0.8	2.5
Malignant mesotheliomab
Total	6,209	100.0	58	53,017	100.0	7.0
Sex
Male	4,682	75.4	59	36,818	69.4	6.0
Female	1,527	24.6	56	16,199	30.6	9.0*
Race
White	5,701	91.8	59	47,605	89.8	6.0
Black	387	6.2	56	3,989	7.5	9.0†
Other	121	2.0	55	1,423	2.7	10.0‡
Total	6,594	100.0	59	55,184	100.0	6.0
Sex
Male	5,051	76.6	59	38,882	70.5	6.0
Female	1,543	23.4	56	16,302	29.5	9.0*
Race
White	6,042	91.6	59	49,504	89.7	6.0
Black	425	6.5	57	4,240	7.7	8.0†
Other	127	1.9	56	1,440	2.6	9.0‡

^aICD-10 code (underlying cause): J61 (pneumoconios is due to asbestos and other mineral fibers) and deaths with underlying causecoded as J65 (pneumoconiosis associated with tuberculosis) or J92.0 (pleural plaques with presence of asbestos) with asbestosis as a contributing cause of death.

^bICD-10 code (underlying cause): C45 (mesothelioma).

^*P <0.001 (female vs. male).

^†P <0.001 (referent group: white).

^‡P <0.001 (referent group: white).