Table 1

Causes of death analysed and numbers of deaths by time period in all job groups combined, men aged 20–74 years, England and Wales, 1979–2010

	Number of deaths in all job groups combined at ages 20–74 years*			Per cent change in annual number of deaths 1979–1990 to 2000–2010
Cause of death	1979–1980 1982–1990	1991–2000	2000–2010
Infectious diseases
Tuberculosis	3019	1433	945	−66
Viral hepatitis	544	592	998	102
Cancers
Cancer of the oral cavity	3687	3283	3533	5
Cancer of the pharynx (specified)	2830	2566	3064	19
Cancer of the liver	5339	6472	8678	79
Cancer of the peritoneum	362	365	363	10
Cancer of the nose and nasal sinuses and middle ear	839	518	400	−48
Cancer of the larynx	4832	3962	3213	−27
Cancer of the pleura	2848	2894	2314	−11
Mesothelioma at other sites and unspecified combined			6114
Other cancer of skin (excluding melanoma)	1219	910	722	−35
Cancer of the scrotum	85	29	16	−79
Urothelial cancer	18 403	14 184	10 691	−36
Other alcohol-related diseases
Other alcohol-related diseases (excluding alcohol poisoning)	8216	14 530	26 701	257
Respiratory diseases
Combined pneumonia (excluding bronchopnuemonia)	3672	4410	4191	26
Chronic bronchitis and emphysema	85 096	54 941	38 955	−50
Asthma	5586	3441	1630	−68
Farmer’s lung disease	66	34	17	−72
Other and unspecified allergic pneumonitis	24	36	68	212
Coal worker’s pneumoconiosis	942	498	210	−75
Asbestosis	281	331	407	59
Silicosis	163	50	39	−74
Other pneumoconiosis combined	244	98	49	−78
Byssinosis	39	6	1	−97
Digestive diseases
Cirrhosis (not specified as biliary)	5327	5533	6469	34
Pancreatitis	2785	2718	2758	9
Injury and poisoning
Railway accidents combined	562	239	142	−72
Motor vehicle traffic accidents combined	20 428	11 952	10 154	−45
Off-road motor vehicle traffic accidents combined	476	261	132	−69
Animal transport accidents rider/passenger	53	26	20	−58
Water transport accidents	499	173	126	−72
Air transport accident	427	216	92	−76
Pesticide poisoning	11	5	5	−50
Poisoning by other gases and vapours combined	617	263	177	−68
Fall from ladder or scaffolding	606	294	208	−62
Fall from building	900	416	358	−56
Fall into hole	96	35	115	32
Other fall	428	291	171	−56
Slipping and tripping	121	91	74	−33
Fall unspecified	1040	877	1230	30
Injured by fire	1202	871	577	−47
Heat injury	14	10	5	−61
Injury by animals and plants combined	41	42	46	23
Injury by lightning	20	14	5	−73
Injury by falling, thrown or projected object	647	263	160	−73
Injury by being caught between objects	54	31	24	−51
Injury by machinery	907	341	89	−89
Injury by cutting and piercing instruments or objects	88	72	29	−64
Injury by explosion of pressure vessel	30	16	5	−82
Injury by firearms	95	44	17	−80
Injury by explosive material	148	52	12	−91
Injury by hot substances	54	28	13	−74
Injury by electric current	452	255	144	−65
Homicide	1234	1038	1098	−2
War	28	3	1	−96

*For pneumonia, injury and poisoning, the numbers of deaths are at ages 20–64 years.