Table 2.

Annual number and average incidence rate (95 % CI) per 10 000 employees, and percentage change and 95% CI of recognised and suspected occupational diseases in Finland for 2005–2013

Occupational disease	Recognised ODs (2005–2013)			Suspected ODs (2005–2013)
	Number of cases	Annual average incidence rate (95% CI) per 10 000 employees	Annual average percentage change in incidence (95% CIs)	Number of cases	Annual average incidence rate (95% CI) per 10 000 employees	Annual average percentage change in incidence (95% CIs)
Hearing loss	8299	4.0 (3.2 to 4.8)	−8.1 (−8.7 to − 7.5)	4542	2.2 (2.0 to 2.4)	1.2 (0.9 to 1.5)
Repetitive strain injuries	3093	1.5 (1.1 to 1.9)	−11.1 (−12.2 to − 10.0)	4648	2.2 (1.6 to 2.9)	−13.2 (−14.2 to − 12.2)
Allergic respiratory diseases	1896	0.9 (0.7 to 1.1)	−7.8 (−9.0 to − 6.6)	6556	3.1 (2.8 to 3.5)	2.8 (2.4 to 3.2)
Skin diseases	4295	2.1 (1.7 to 2.4)	−6.5 (−7.2 to − 5.8)	5988	2.9 (2.7 to 3.0)	−0.1 (−0.2, to − 0.02)
Asbestos-induced diseases	5330	2.5 (2.4 to 2.7)	−1.7 (−2.0 to − 1.4)	1640	0.8 (0.7 to 0.9)	0.0 (0 to 0)
Others	1530	0.7 (0.5 to 0.9)	−11.1 (−12.7 to − 9.5)	4752	2.3 (1.6 to 2.9)	−7.9 (−8.7 to − 7.1)