MESOTHELIOMA: A LOOK AT THE STATISTICS

Approximately 2,000 to 3,000 new cases of Mesothelioma are diagnosed in the United States each and every year.

More than 75 percent of those people diagnosed with Mesothelioma each year are over the age of 65.

Mesothelioma is 5 times more prevalent in men than it is in women.

In 1986, there were 77 diagnoses of Mesothelioma in the United States. In 2000, the figure was 1,493.

On a worldwide scale, there are approximately 9 diagnoses of Mesothelioma per 1,000,000 people each and every year.

The peak incidence for Malignant Mesothelioma is 40-years after exposure.

Around 8,000,000 U.S. citizens and residents have been exposed to asbestos in the workplace.