Registration year | Mesothelioma without Asbestosis | Asbestosis* without Mesothelioma | Mesothelioma and Asbestosis | All primary or secondary cause |
2009 | 42 | 21 | 0 | 63 |
2010 | 34 | 15 | 1 | 50 |
2011 | 51 | 20 | 1 | 72 |
2012 | 48 | 13 | 1 | 62 |
2013 | 41 | 19 | 1 | 61 |
2014 | 39 | 22 | 2 | 63 |
2015 | 43** | 24 | 3 | 70 |
2016 | 45 | 17 | 1 | 63 |
2017 | 47 | 30 | 0 | 77 |
2018 | 49 | 13 | 1 | 63 |
2019 | 36 | 25 | 2 | 63 |
2020 | 62 | 34 | 3 | 99 |
2021 | 45 | 31 | 0 | 76 |
2022 | 48 | 15 | 0 | 63 |
* For certain years these figures also include a small number of other asbestos related chest diseases and pulmonary fibrosis where there was coexisting asbestos exposure.
** In 2015 there are two mesothelioma cases included that were abdominal and testicular related.
Table 2: Asbestos-related deaths in Northern Ireland 2009-2022: where asbestosis or mesothelioma are coded as the primary cause of death
Registration year | Primary cause - Mesothlioma | Primary cause - Asbestosis* | All primary cause |
2009 | 42 | 5 | 47 |
2010 | 35 | 4 | 39 |
2011 | 49 | 7 | 56 |
2012 | 48 | 4 | 52 |
2013 | 40 | 8 | 48 |
2014 | 41 | 8 | 49 |
2015 | 44** | 3 | 47 |
2016 | 43 | 7 | 50 |
2017 | 43 | 11 | 54 |
2018 | 49 | 1 | 50 |
2019 | 37 | 8 | 45 |
2020 | 62*** | 4 | 66 |
2021 | 42 | 8 | 50 |
2022 | 46 | 6 | 52 |
* For certain years these figures also include a small number of other asbestos related chest diseases and pulmonary fibrosis where there was coexisting asbestos exposure.
** In 2015 there are two mesothelioma cases included that were abdominal and testicular related.
*** Revision notice: Deaths registered in 2020 where Mesothelioma was the underlying cause of death has been revised from 59 to 62. Three cases where Mesothelioma was the underlying cause but Asbestos was also mentioned on the death certificate were erroneously not included in this table. NISRA apologises for any inconvenience this error may cause.