Table 2

 Annual rates by diagnostic group

DiagnosisRate (95% CI) (cases reported per million person-years)
TotalMenWomen
Asthma77.2(66.2–89.6)72.3(58.4–88.5)83.9(66.5–104.4)
Acute inhalation20.4(14.9–27.2)20.8(13.7–30.2)19.9(12–31.1)
Mesothelioma9.3(5.8–14.2)14.6(8.8–22.8)2.1(0.3–7.6)
Asbestosis8.0(4.7–12.6)12.3(7.0–20.0)2.1(0.3–7.6)
Pneumoconiosis7.5(4.4–12.1)12.3(7.0–20.0)1.0(0.0–5.8)
Benign pleural disease5.3(2.8–9.3)8.5(4.2–15.1)1.0(0.0–5.8)
Chronic bronchitis4.4(2.1–8.2)7.7(3.7–14.1)0.0(0–3.9)
Allergic alveolitis2.7(1.0–5.8)3.1(0.8–7.9)2.1(0.3–7.6)
Infectious disease2.2(0.7–5.2)2.3(0.5–6.7)2.1(0.3–7.6)
Asthma-like disorder1.8(0.5–4.5)3.1(0.8–7.9)0.0(0–3.9)
Building related disease1.3(0.3–3.9)0.0(0.0–2.8)3.1(0.7–9.2)
Lung cancer0.4(0.0–2.5)0.8(0.0–4.3)0.0(0–3.9)
Other18.6(13.4–25.2)21.5(14.3–31.1)14.7(8.0–24.6)
All reports159.3(143.2–176.6)179.2(157.0–203.8)132.1(110.1–157.3)