Malignant mesothelioma deaths among women by industry U.S. 1999-2020

From 1999 to 2020, there were around 64 deaths among U.S. female adults working in education services due to malignant mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is a cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. This statistic illustrates the number of malignant mesothelioma deaths among female adults in the United States from 1999 to 2020, by industry.

Number of malignant mesothelioma deaths among female adults in the United States from 1999 to 2020, by industry

Characteristic	Number of deaths
Health care and social assistance	89
Education service	64
Manufacturing	50
Retail trade	37
Public administration	27
Finance and insurance	24
Accommodation and food services	23
Other services (except public administration)	23
Transportation and warehousing	13
Real estate and rental and leasing	8
Administrative, support, and waste services	8
Information	7
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting	6
Construction	6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	5
Other*/Missing	153

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Release date

May 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

From 1999 to 2020

Age group

25 years and older

Special properties

age adjusted

Supplementary notes

The industry grouping is the two-digit simple industry recode based on the 2012 North American Industry Classification System–informed codes obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau. Usual occupation is the occupation the person did for “most of his or her working life.”
* Other includes mining, utilities, wholesale trade, and management of companies and enterprises.

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