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Asbestos case studies - Trades peoples stories

On the Health and Safety Executive website there are some stories mentioned about Trades People and the effect asbestos exposure had on their life and their families.

Asbestos deaths: UK statistics

  • Each year, more than 5,000 people in the UK pass away from diseases linked to asbestos.
  • Over the past 50 years, there has been a large increase in the number of annual deaths related to asbestos, and this increase is predicted to continue until the 2020s.
  • It is hoped that asbestos deaths would start to drop starting around 2030.
  • The UK and Australia have the highest mesothelioma rates in the world.
  • People who worked in the construction business where asbestos was widely used are among those who are most at risk.
  • According to data from the Royal College of Physicians, from 2014 to 2019, mesothelioma diagnoses in NHS trusts in formerly industrial districts had the highest number of cases.
  • In Great Britain, mesothelioma deaths decreased by 7% in 2019 to 2,369, from an average of 2540 per year between 2012 and 2018.
  • 1,945 of these deaths were male, and 424 were female. While female deaths remain the same, male deaths are declining.
  • People over 75 make up more than half of mesothelioma deaths each year.
  • While mortality below the age of 70 are starting to decline, annual deaths in age range over 75 is still rising.
  • After smoking, asbestos exposure is one of the leading causes of lung cancer in the UK.
  • Usually, within a few years following a diagnosis, lung cancer is fatal.
  • According to data, there is an average of one lung cancer death in the UK caused by asbestos exposure for every mesothelioma fatality. On the basis of this, it is estimated that there are currently about 2,500 lung cancer fatalities caused by asbestos each year.
  • Asbestos-related lung cancer has recently averaged around 260 new cases per year, with 240 new cases recorded in 2019.

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