Number of coal workers' pneumoconiosis deaths in the U.S. from 1999 to 2018
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Deaths in the United States due to coal workers' pneumoconiosis, also known as black lung disease or black lung, have been declining over the last couple decades. The number of deaths in 2018 was just 305. This statistic shows the number of deaths due to coal workers' pneumoconiosis among those aged 15 years and older in the United States from 1999 to 2018.
