Asbestos: Diseases
(asked on 10th May 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will provide a breakdown of the number of people in the UK who have been diagnosed with asbestos-related diseases after exposure at work for each year since 2010.
The number of people in the UK who have been diagnosed with asbestos-related diseases due to exposure at work is not available as the data is not captured in this way.
However, the Department for Work and Pensions and the Health and Safety Executive collect statistics for deaths and new cases assessed for Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (IIDB) in Great Britain. These statistics can give an indication of the scale of annual new cases of asbestos-related disease, the majority of which are attributable to past exposures at work.
Asbestos-related diseases in Great Britain, deaths and new cases assessed for Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (IIDB), 2010 onwards, Great Britain
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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Mesothelioma, deaths | 2360 | 2312 | 2549 | 2560 | 2522 | 2547 | 2606 | 2541 | 2453 | 2404 | 2544 | N/A |
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Mesothelioma, new cases assessed for IIDB | 1895 | 1985 | 2125 | 2145 | 2215 | 2130 | 2170 | 2025 | 2230 | 2025 | 1910 | 1920 |
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Asbestosis, deaths | 414 | 429 | 464 | 483 | 436 | 468 | 502 | 519 | 507 | 499 | 530 | N/A |
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Asbestosis, new cases assessed for IIDB | 1015 | 725 | 980 | 900 | 985 | 1175 | 1050 | 955 | 950 | 905 | 275 | 675 |
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Asbestos-related lung cancer new cases assessed for IIDB | 305 | 315 | 250 | 285 | 285 | 305 | 240 | 180 | 200 | 240 | 185 | 180 |
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Pleural thickening, new cases assessed for IIDB | 505 | 440 | 460 | 430 | 425 | 430 | 370 | 450 | 540 | 510 | 185 | 460 |
Note. Figures for deaths in 2021 are not yet available since for some deaths there can be a substantial delay in their registration beyond the year in which the death occurred.