Approximately 2,000-3,000 people are diagnosed with mesothelioma every year in the United States.
Symptoms of mesothelioma typically do not appear until 20 to 40 years after being exposed to asbestos.
Men are 4 times more likely to be diagnosed than women.
Being diagnosed with mesothelioma under the age of 45 is very rare.
The common age range for a mesothelioma diagnosis is 50 to 70 years old.
3 out of every 4 cases are pleural mesothelioma. About 75% of patients are diagnosed with this type of mesothelioma.
20% of mesothelioma cases are peritoneal. In the United States, there are about 250 new cases of this type of mesothelioma every year.
From the years 1999 to 2015, there have been 45,221 deaths due to malignant mesothelioma.
About 125 million people have been exposed to asbestos in their workplace.
Asbestos was in many products used by the U.S. military. Some ways a veteran may have been exposed to it is by working in mining, shipyard work, construction, or demolition. If you were exposed to asbestos in the military, our free Veteran’s Support Guide provides detailed information on finding financial support and treatment specifically for veterans.
Mining for asbestos in the United States officially ended in 2002.
Currently, 61 countries have either partially or fully banned asbestos, but the United States hasn’t. Chrysotile asbestos is the only type of asbestos that is still imported in the U.S.
In the last decade, 8 million pounds of asbestos has been imported to the U.S. In 2016 the U.S. imported about 340 tons of asbestos.
107,000 people worldwide die from asbestos-related diseases every year.
Asbestos kills 12,000 to 15,000 people per year in the United States.
The 3 most common forms of asbestos are Chrysotile (white asbestos), Crocidolite (blue asbestos), and Amosite (brown/grey asbestos). Crocidolite is believed to be the most harmful type of asbestos because its fibers are long and thin.
Asbestos can be found in insulation, roofing shingles, and many automobile products, such as brake pads.
In 2016, asbestos was picked among the first 10 chemicals to be reviewed by the revised Toxic Substances Control Act.
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