The National Statistics data presented here arise from activities involving the collection, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of health and hazard information related to occupational respiratory diseases. Sources of data are the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), and other federal, state, and private organizations. The resulting occupational morbidity, mortality, and hazard statistics are disseminated here and in hard-copy reports, including the Work-Related Lung Disease (WoRLD) Surveillance Report and other NIOSH reports and publications, and through a web-based interactive query system.
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Work-Related Lung Disease (WoRLD) Surveillance Reports are comprehensive publications of morbidity, mortality, and workplace hazard statistics on occupationally- related respiratory diseases presented by geographic region, industry and occupation, time period, and demographic group. Diseases include, but are not limited to, the pneumoconioses, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, respiratory tuberculosis, and certain cancers. Detailed information on related workplace hazards is also included.
National Occupational Respiratory Mortality System (NORMS) is an interactive query system that generates mortality information on occupationally-related respiratory diseases in the form of data tables, rates, charts, and maps, by geographic region, industry and occupation, time period, and demographic group. Diseases include, but are not limited to, the pneumoconioses, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, respiratory tuberculosis, and certain cancers.
Atlas of Respiratory Disease Mortality, United States: 1982-1993 DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 98-157 (August 1998) This report is a presentation of maps showing geographical distributions by health service area of mortality associated with selected respiratory conditions that together represent nearly all respiratory diseases. For categories of traditional occupational lung diseases mapped in this atlas (i.e., the pneumoconioses, including coal workers ’ pneumoconiosis, asbestosis, silicosis, byssinosis, and other unspecified pneumoconioses), nearly all cases are attributable to hazardous occupational exposure.
Pneumoconiosis, a NIOSH workplace safety and health topic.
Silica, a NIOSH workplace safety and health topic.
Tuberculosis, a NIOSH workplace safety and health topic.
Worker Health Chartbook, 2000 DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2000-127 (September 2000) A resource that provides occupational health surveillance information on injuries and illnesses by gender, race, industry, and occupation. In May 2002, sections of the Chartbook were re-packaged in booklets highlighting fatal and nonfatal illnesses and injuries.
Fatal Illness DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2002-118 (April 2002) PDF only 1,664 KB (60 pages)
Nonfatal Illness DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2002-120 (April 2002) PDF only 2,844 KB (68 pages)
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Morbidity surveillance activities included here involve the analysis of data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) and the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) to examine the prevalence of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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