Coal workers pneumoconiosis prevalence

per 100,000 people, 1990–2017

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    1990 Ranking
    1. Czech Republic 9.77
    2. China 5.01
    3. Taiwan 4.20
    4. Poland 3.50
    5. Ukraine 2.94
    6. North Korea 2.88
    7. Slovakia 2.45
    8. United Kingdom 2.43
    9. Hungary 2.37
    10. Bulgaria 1.96
    11. Serbia 1.84
    12. South Korea 1.78
    13. Guam 1.77
    14. Belgium 1.75
    15. Slovenia 1.64
    16. Macedonia (F.Y.R.O.M.) 1.56
    17. Sri Lanka 1.47
    18. Burma (Myanmar) 1.38
    19. Thailand 1.35
    20. Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.27
    21. Montenegro 1.26
    22. Vietnam 1.24
    23. Croatia 1.17
    24. Malaysia 1.17
    25. United States 1.14
    26. Laos 1.13
    27. Romania 1.06
    28. Philippines 1.05
    29. Albania 0.96
    30. Latvia 0.95
    31. Canada 0.94
    32. Malawi 0.93
    33. South Africa 0.84
    34. Zambia 0.83
    35. Lithuania 0.80
    36. Moldova 0.78
    37. Japan 0.76
    38. Russia 0.74
    39. Iran 0.73
    40. Kazakhstan 0.73
    41. Mongolia 0.70
    42. Congo (Kinshasa) 0.61
    43. Georgia 0.61
    44. Swaziland 0.61
    45. Botswana 0.53
    46. Armenia 0.49
    47. Brazil 0.46
    48. Iraq 0.45
    49. Zimbabwe 0.45
    50. Singapore 0.44
    51. Australia 0.39
    52. Turkey 0.38
    53. Kyrgyzstan 0.38
    54. Bangladesh 0.36
    55. Pakistan 0.35
    56. Bhutan 0.35
    57. Paraguay 0.34
    58. France 0.34
    59. Uzbekistan 0.33
    60. Tajikistan 0.32
    61. India 0.30
    62. Niger 0.29
    63. Grenada 0.28
    64. Colombia 0.24
    65. Argentina 0.22
    66. New Zealand 0.18
    67. Mexico 0.18
    68. Chile 0.18
    69. Austria 0.18
    70. Belize 0.15
    71. Peru 0.13
    72. Ecuador 0.12
    73. Venezuela 0.12
    74. Guatemala 0.11
    75. Cuba 0.06
    76. Indonesia 0.05
    77. Norway 0.05
    78. Dominican Republic 0.04
    79. Malta 0.04
    80. Sweden 0.04
    81. Germany 0.04
    82. Luxembourg 0.03
    83. Italy 0.03
    84. Netherlands 0.03
    85. Ireland 0.02
    86. Spain 0.02
    87. Portugal 0.02
    88. Switzerland 0.01
    89. Israel 0.01
    90. Denmark 0.01
    91. Greece 0.01
    2017 Ranking
    1. Taiwan 11.98
    2. China 7.49
    3. Czech Republic 5.64
    4. North Korea 5.42
    5. Guam 3.70
    6. Slovakia 3.67
    7. Thailand 3.37
    8. Poland 3.14
    9. Slovenia 3.13
    10. Bulgaria 3.10
    11. Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.86
    12. Hungary 2.85
    13. South Korea 2.80
    14. Macedonia (F.Y.R.O.M.) 2.78
    15. Sri Lanka 2.62
    16. Albania 2.56
    17. Serbia 2.53
    18. Montenegro 2.52
    19. Malaysia 2.07
    20. Vietnam 2.06
    21. Burma (Myanmar) 1.96
    22. Romania 1.62
    23. United Kingdom 1.62
    24. Croatia 1.57
    25. Latvia 1.56
    26. Philippines 1.55
    27. Canada 1.49
    28. Japan 1.47
    29. United States 1.46
    30. Iran 1.44
    31. Laos 1.43
    32. Ukraine 1.37
    33. Lithuania 1.29
    34. Moldova 1.27
    35. Russia 1.06
    36. South Africa 0.99
    37. Singapore 0.90
    38. Malawi 0.89
    39. Georgia 0.87
    40. Zambia 0.84
    41. Armenia 0.81
    42. Botswana 0.73
    43. Mongolia 0.73
    44. Kazakhstan 0.66
    45. Swaziland 0.65
    46. Congo (Kinshasa) 0.64
    47. Brazil 0.64
    48. Turkey 0.63
    49. Iraq 0.56
    50. Zimbabwe 0.55
    51. Bangladesh 0.54
    52. Uzbekistan 0.50
    53. Paraguay 0.50
    54. Kyrgyzstan 0.48
    55. Bhutan 0.48
    56. Tajikistan 0.42
    57. Pakistan 0.40
    58. New Zealand 0.34
    59. Colombia 0.30
    60. India 0.29
    61. Mexico 0.28
    62. Niger 0.28
    63. Australia 0.27
    64. Belgium 0.27
    65. Argentina 0.24
    66. Grenada 0.21
    67. Chile 0.21
    68. Venezuela 0.20
    69. Peru 0.16
    70. Ecuador 0.15
    71. Guatemala 0.14
    72. Austria 0.12
    73. Belize 0.10
    74. Indonesia 0.10
    75. Cuba 0.09
    76. Dominican Republic 0.06
    77. Norway 0.05
    78. Italy 0.03
    79. Germany 0.03
    80. Sweden 0.03
    81. Luxembourg 0.03
    82. Switzerland 0.03
    83. France 0.02
    84. Spain 0.02
    85. Portugal 0.02
    86. Denmark 0.02
    87. Malta 0.02
    88. Greece 0.02
    89. Netherlands 0.01
    90. Ireland 0.01
    91. Israel 0.01

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    Prevalence is defined as the number of cases of a given disease in a specified population at a designated time per 100,000 people. Pneumoconiosis is a chronic lung disease typified by lung scarring and other interstitial damage caused by exposure to dust and other containments, in this case specifically: coal.

    Source: Global Health Data Exchange