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Asbestos-Related Deaths in Vermont

Asbestos-Related Deaths in Vermont

Asbestos-related deaths (1999-2017)

Legend: 500+
Legend: 100-499
Legend: 50-99
Legend: 25-49
Legend: 10-24
Legend: Under 10

Asbestos-related deaths (1999-2017)

632

Disease Deaths
(1999-2017)
Asbestosis: 58
Mesothelioma: 115
Estimated Non-mesothelioma Lung Cancer*: 460

 

County Estimated Number of
Asbestos-Related Deaths
(1999-2017)		 Average Asbestos-Related
Deaths Per Year
Chittenden County, VT 133 7
Windsor County, VT 89 4
Washington County, VT 58 3
Rutland County, VT 56 2
Windham County, VT 56 2
Lamoille County, VT 39 2
Orleans County, VT 39 2
Bennington County, VT 38 2
Franklin County, VT 38 2
Addison County, VT 29 1
Caledonia County, VT 24 1
Orange County, VT 23 1

Asbestos-Related Death Rates in Vermont

Asbestos-related death rate (per 100,000 population)

Legend: 10+
Legend: 7.0-10
Legend: 4.9-7.0
Legend: 3.5-4.9
Legend: 0-3.5
Legend:N/A

Vermont

5.3asbestos-related death rate (per 100,000 population)

Region Death Rate
(1999-2017)
State Average: 5.3
Nationwide Average: 4.9

Death rates are per 100,000 population from 1999-2017.

 

County Estimated Number of
Asbestos-Related Deaths
(1999-2017)		 Asbestos-Related Death Rate Per 100,000 People
Lamoille County, VT 39 8.5
Windsor County, VT 89 8.2
Orleans County, VT 39 7.6
Windham County, VT 56 6.6
Bennington County, VT 38 5.4
Washington County, VT 58 5.1
Rutland County, VT 56 4.7
Chittenden County, VT 133 4.5
Franklin County, VT 38 4.2

* Deaths with contributing causes of asbestosis and mesothelioma are from CDC’s WONDER database. Non-mesothelioma lung cancers are based upon EWG’s research available here. The high-end range of non-mesothelioma lung cancers is reported in the data above. Learn how EWG Action Fund calculates asbestos deaths.

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