Environmental Health

Table 1 Number of death^a and survival^b among Yokkaichi Asthma patients

From: Mortality and life expectancy of Yokkaichi Asthma patients, Japan: Late effects of air pollution in 1960–70s

	Sex	1975	1980	1985	1990	1995	2000
Deaths
Respiratory Diseases
Chronic bronchitis	Males	4	10	6	5	2	5
	Females	1	4	8	2	8	2
Pulmonary emphysema	Males	4	2	0	3	1	2
	Females	0	0	1	3	0	0
Asthma	Males	6	15	10	20	6	6
	Females	7	9	8	10	5	7
Respiratory Cancer	Males	0	3	5	3	3	4
	Females	0	1	0	2	0	1
Others^c	Males	5	9	18	12	11	6
	Females	7	1	11	5	4	7
Other than respiratory	Males	44	52	39	39	27	23
diseases	Females	26	26	32	36	32	38
Total	Males	63	91	82	82	50	46
	Females	41	41	58	58	49	55
Survivals	Males	396	439	389	389	327	281
	Females	369	417	422	422	372	317

^aSum over 5 years (± 2 years of each year)
^bOn October 1.
^cRespiratory diseases other than the above-mentioned disorders.

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