Table 1

Number of deatha and survivalb among Yokkaichi Asthma patients

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
          Othersc
 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.

Guo et al. Environmental Health 2008 7:8   doi:10.1186/1476-069X-7-8