Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2023) Mesothelioma in Australia 2022, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 14 May 2024. doi:10.25816/mhy7-bw34
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2023). Mesothelioma in Australia 2022. Canberra: AIHW. doi:10.25816/mhy7-bw34
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Mesothelioma in Australia 2022. AIHW, 2023. doi:10.25816/mhy7-bw34
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Mesothelioma in Australia 2022. Canberra: AIHW; 2023. doi:10.25816/mhy7-bw34
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2023, Mesothelioma in Australia 2022, AIHW, Canberra. doi:10.25816/mhy7-bw34
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Mesothelioma in Australia 2022– infocus presents the latest available information on the incidence of mesothelioma in Australia, along with mortality and asbestos exposure information, using data from the Australian Mesothelioma Registry, the National Mortality Database and the Australian Cancer Database. On average, 2 people are diagnosed with mesothelioma in Australia each day – with a median age at diagnosis of 75 years old.
637 mesothelioma cases were diagnosed in 2021 and reported to the AMR, with a median age at diagnosis of 77
The age-adjusted 1–year relative survival of people with mesothelioma has increased since 1990–1994
708 deaths of people with mesothelioma were recorded on the AMR for 2021 – a rate of 2.1 deaths per 100,000 population
Over 9 in 10 of the exposure assessment participants were assessed as having possible or probable exposure to asbestos
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