Complete Health Indicator Report of Incidence of Mesothelioma
Definition
Incidence rate of invasive mesothelioma for a defined population in a specified time interval. Rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. Standard Population. Rates are per 100,000 population.Numerator
Number of new cases of mesothelioma among a defined population in a specified time interval.Denominator
Defined population in a specified time interval.Why Is This Important?
During 2018, 73 male and 40 female New Jersey residents were diagnosed with mesothelioma. The main risk factor for developing mesothelioma is exposure to asbestos.How Are We Doing?
Between 1990 and 2018, the average age-adjusted mesothelioma rate in males was 2.7 per 100,000. In females, the average age-adjusted mesothelioma rate was 0.6 per 100,000.What Is Being Done?
A Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan was developed by the Task Force on Cancer Prevention, Early Detection and Treatment in New Jersey which aims to reduce the incidence, illness and death due to cancer among New Jersey residents. [https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/ncccp/ccc_plans.htm]Available Services
The New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) has many programs and partnerships related to cancer data and information, cancer resources and cancer prevention. Cancer Epidemiology Services: [https://nj.gov/health/ces/] and [https://nj.gov/health/ces/public/workplace.shtml] Interactive New Jersey cancer incidence and mortality data, as well as numerous publications, are available through the NJDOH website for cancer statistics and mapping. [https://www.nj.gov/health/ces/cancer-researchers/cancer-data/index.shtml] Office of Cancer Control and Prevention: [https://www.nj.gov/health/ces/public/resources/occp.shtml] NJ Cancer Education and Early Detection (NJCEED): [https://www.nj.gov/health/ces/public/resources/njceed.shtml] NJ Commission on Cancer Research: [https://www.nj.gov/health/ces/cancer-researchers/njccr.shtml] Additional information on the prevention of work-related injuries and illnesses can be obtained from: NJ Department of Health Occupational Health Surveillance Unit, PO Box 369, Trenton, NJ 08625-0369 Phone: 609-826-4984, Fax: 609-826-4983, [https://www.nj.gov/health/surv/index.shtml]Data Tables
NJ Age-Adjusted Invasive Mesothelioma Incidence, by Year and Sex, 1990 - 2018
| Sex | Year | Age-Adjusted Rate per 100,000 | Lower Limit | Upper Limit | Numer- ator | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Record Count: 58 | ||||||
| Male | 1990 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 121 | |
| Male | 1991 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 85 | |
| Male | 1992 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 105 | |
| Male | 1993 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 99 | |
| Male | 1994 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 118 | |
| Male | 1995 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 125 | |
| Male | 1996 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 115 | |
| Male | 1997 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 108 | |
| Male | 1998 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 121 | |
| Male | 1999 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 92 | |
| Male | 2000 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 113 | |
| Male | 2001 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 125 | |
| Male | 2002 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 110 | |
| Male | 2003 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 111 | |
| Male | 2004 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 118 | |
| Male | 2005 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 121 | |
| Male | 2006 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 87 | |
| Male | 2007 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 105 | |
| Male | 2008 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 109 | |
| Male | 2009 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 120 | |
| Male | 2010 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 113 | |
| Male | 2011 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 97 | |
| Male | 2012 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 85 | |
| Male | 2013 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 83 | |
| Male | 2014 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 82 | |
| Male | 2015 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 85 | |
| Male | 2016 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 87 | |
| Male | 2017 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 80 | |
| Male | 2018 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 73 | |
| Female | 1990 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 28 | |
| Female | 1991 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 10 | |
| Female | 1992 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 25 | |
| Female | 1993 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 33 | |
| Female | 1994 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 27 | |
| Female | 1995 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 16 | |
| Female | 1996 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 27 | |
| Female | 1997 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 33 | |
| Female | 1998 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 26 | |
| Female | 1999 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 34 | |
| Female | 2000 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 26 | |
| Female | 2001 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 33 | |
| Female | 2002 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 32 | |
| Female | 2003 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 36 | |
| Female | 2004 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 26 | |
| Female | 2005 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 33 | |
| Female | 2006 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 38 | |
| Female | 2007 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 33 | |
| Female | 2008 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 45 | |
| Female | 2009 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 25 | |
| Female | 2010 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 29 | |
| Female | 2011 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 36 | |
| Female | 2012 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 27 | |
| Female | 2013 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 27 | |
| Female | 2014 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 27 | |
| Female | 2015 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 46 | |
| Female | 2016 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 39 | |
| Female | 2017 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 26 | |
| Female | 2018 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 40 | |
Data Notes
Incidence rates (cases per 100,000 population per year) are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (19 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ..., 80-84, 85+). Rates are for invasive cancer only (except for bladder cancer which is invasive and in situ) or unless otherwise specified.Data Sources
- NJ State Cancer Registry, Nov 16, 2020 Analytic File, using NCI SEER*Stat ver. 8.3.9, [https://seer.cancer.gov/seerstat/]
- NJ population estimates as calculated by the NCI's SEER Program, released February 2021, [https://www.seer.cancer.gov/popdata/download.html]
NJ Age-Adjusted Invasive Mesothelioma Incidence by County, Males, 2014-2018
| County | Age-Adjusted Rate per 100,000 Males | Lower Limit | Upper Limit | Numer- ator | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Record Count: 22 | ||||||
| Atlantic | 1.8 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 13 | ||
| Bergen | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 39 | ||
| Burlington | 1.4 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 16 | ||
| Camden | 3.3 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 39 | ||
| Cape May | 1.9 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 7 | ||
| Cumberland | 1.7 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 6 | ||
| Essex | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 19 | ||
| Gloucester | 4.5 | 3.0 | 6.4 | 30 | ||
| Hudson | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 14 | ||
| Hunterdon | 1.7 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 5 | ||
| Mercer | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 9 | ||
| Middlesex | 2.0 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 37 | ||
| Monmouth | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 25 | ||
| Morris | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 17 | ||
| Ocean | 2.5 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 54 | ||
| Passaic | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 17 | ||
| Salem | 2.6 | 0.8 | 6.5 | 5 | ||
| Somerset | 3.0 | 1.9 | 4.5 | 24 | ||
| Sussex | 1.9 | 0.7 | 4.2 | 6 | ||
| Union | 1.7 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 21 | ||
| Warren | ** | |||||
| New Jersey | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 407 | ||
Data Notes
Incidence rates (cases per 100,000 population per year) are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (19 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ..., 80-84, 85+). Rates are for invasive cancer only (except for bladder cancer which is invasive and in situ) or unless otherwise specified. **Rates/counts are suppressed if fewer than 5 cases were reported in the specified category. Number of cases (numerator) is the total count of cases in five years.Data Sources
- NJ State Cancer Registry, Nov 16, 2020 Analytic File, using NCI SEER*Stat ver. 8.3.9, [https://seer.cancer.gov/seerstat/]
- NJ population estimates as calculated by the NCI's SEER Program, released February 2021, [https://www.seer.cancer.gov/popdata/download.html]
NJ Age-Adjusted Invasive Mesothelioma Incidence by County, Females, 2014-2018
| County | Age-Adjusted Rate per 100,000 Females | Lower Limit | Upper Limit | Numer- ator | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Record Count: 22 | ||||||
| Atlantic | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 8 | ||
| Bergen | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 16 | ||
| Burlington | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 15 | ||
| Camden | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 17 | ||
| Cape May | ** | |||||
| Cumberland | ** | |||||
| Essex | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 13 | ||
| Gloucester | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 9 | ||
| Hudson | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 10 | ||
| Hunterdon | ** | |||||
| Mercer | ** | |||||
| Middlesex | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 18 | ||
| Monmouth | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 10 | ||
| Morris | ** | |||||
| Ocean | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 15 | ||
| Passaic | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 6 | ||
| Salem | ** | |||||
| Somerset | 1.7 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 20 | ||
| Sussex | ** | |||||
| Union | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 7 | ||
| Warren | ** | |||||
| New Jersey | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 178 | ||
Data Notes
Incidence rates (cases per 100,000 population per year) are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (19 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ..., 80-84, 85+). Rates are for invasive cancer only (except for bladder cancer which is invasive and in situ) or unless otherwise specified. **Rates/counts are suppressed if fewer than 5 cases were reported in the specified category. Number of cases (numerator) is the total count of cases in five years.Data Sources
- NJ State Cancer Registry, Nov 16, 2020 Analytic File, using NCI SEER*Stat ver. 8.3.9, [https://seer.cancer.gov/seerstat/]
- NJ population estimates as calculated by the NCI's SEER Program, released February 2021, [https://www.seer.cancer.gov/popdata/download.html]
References and Community Resources
More information on mesothelioma is available from the NJ State Cancer Registry, [https://nj.gov/health/ces/documents/briefs/mesothelioma_incidence.pdf].
Page Content Updated On 10/04/2021,
Published on 12/03/2021
