Mesothelioma and all-cause mortality in 2001–2009 by activity status for men aged 18–65 years in 1991*
| Mesothelioma | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | N | O | SMR (CI) | O | SMR (CI) |
| Active population | |||||
| Asbestos workers | 2056 | 21 | 2890 (1789 to 4417) | 139 | 116 (97 to 136) |
| Potentially exposed workers | 385 046 | 169 | 141 (121 to 164) | 18 097 | 88 (87 to 90) |
| All other workers | 1 010 597 | 249 | 68 (60 to 78) | 53 838 | 85 (84 to 86) |
| Missing information | 30 922 | 12 | 103 (53 to 180) | 2460 | 118 (114 to 123) |
| Non-active population | |||||
| Pre-retirement | 190 090 | 265 | 115 (101 to 130) | 52 575 | 108 (108 to 109) |
| Unemployed | 86 131 | 45 | 130 (95 to 175) | 9012 | 148 (145 to 151) |
| Disabled | 25 046 | 25 | 140 (91 to 207) | 6220 | 194 (189 to 198) |
| Students | 119 742 | 0 | 0 (0 to 1678) | 642 | 65 (59 to 69) |
| Other | 30 734 | 2 | 59 (7 to 214) | 1241 | 152 (143 to 160) |
| Missing information | 58 938 | 14 | 71 (39 to 119) | 4912 | 136 (132 to 139) |
*Reference population: Flemish and Brussels men (18–65 years).
N, number of men; O, observed number of deaths; SMR, standardised mortality ratio.