Incidence of malignant mesothelioma per 100,000 persons ages 15 years and older

Source:2007-2009 Cancer Registry Data As Of July, 2012

(Click on a county name for trend graph data)

  Cases Average population Crude
Region/County 2007 2008 2009 Total 2007-2009 Rate
Reg- 1 Western New York
Allegany S S S 3 40,885 2.4*
Cattaraugus S S S 6 64,902 3.1*
Chautauqua S S S 5 110,415 1.5*
Erie 25 13 17 55 750,014 2.4
Genesee S S S 3 47,588 2.1*
Niagara S S S 16 176,775 3.0
Orleans S S S 4 34,733 3.8*
Wyoming S S S 2 34,728 1.9*
Region Total 32 32 30 94 1,260,040 2.5
Reg- 2 Finger Lakes
Chemung S S S 3 72,252 1.4*
Livingston S S S 4 52,910 2.5*
Monroe 8 14 8 30 597,530 1.7
Ontario S S S 3 85,719 1.2*
Schuyler S S S 0 15,785 0.0*
Seneca S S S 0 28,417 0.0*
Steuben S S S 4 78,491 1.7*
Wayne S S S 10 73,756 4.5
Yates S S S 0 19,833 0.0*
Region Total 18 21 15 54 1,024,692 1.8
Reg- 3 Central New York
Cayuga S S S 6 66,160 3.0*
Cortland S S S 0 39,964 0.0*
Herkimer S S S 0 51,198 0.0*
Jefferson S S S 3 94,147 1.1*
Lewis S S S 2 21,274 3.1*
Madison S S S 1 57,772 0.6*
Oneida S S S 11 190,548 1.9
Onondaga S S S 11 368,433 1.0
Oswego S S S 5 99,169 1.7*
St Lawrence S S S 5 91,093 1.8*
Tompkins S S S 1 87,710 0.4*
Region Total 13 23 9 45 1,167,469 1.3
Reg- 4 New York-Penn
Broome S S S 6 162,490 1.2*
Chenango S S S 4 41,713 3.2*
Tioga S S S 2 40,764 1.6*
Region Total S S S 12 244,968 1.6
Reg- 5 Northeastern New York
Albany S S S 12 249,083 1.6
Clinton S S S 3 69,310 1.4*
Columbia S S S 3 52,050 1.9*
Delaware S S S 3 38,785 2.6*
Essex S S S 3 32,109 3.1*
Franklin S S S 1 42,637 0.8*
Fulton S S S 1 45,437 0.7*
Greene S S S 0 41,108 0.0*
Hamilton S S S 0 4,302 0.0*
Montgomery S S S 2 39,303 1.7*
Otsego S S S 2 52,707 1.3*
Rensselaer S S S 10 128,194 2.6
Saratoga S S S 8 178,400 1.5*
Schenectady S S S 6 122,815 1.6*
Schoharie S S S 4 26,590 5.0*
Warren S S S 3 55,391 1.8*
Washington S S S 3 52,220 1.9*
Region Total 19 22 23 64 1,230,440 1.7
Reg- 6 Hudson Valley
Dutchess S S S 8 239,004 1.1*
Orange S S S 13 294,534 1.5
Putnam S S S 2 79,763 0.8*
Rockland S S S 7 230,004 1.0*
Sullivan S S S 3 62,218 1.6*
Ulster S S S 9 151,864 2.0*
Westchester 7 15 18 40 761,181 1.8
Region Total 22 28 32 82 1,818,567 1.5
Reg- 7 New York City
Bronx S S S 19 1,068,860 0.6
Kings 16 10 15 41 2,021,506 0.7
New York 14 13 8 35 1,406,449 0.8
Queens 12 18 17 47 1,880,464 0.8
Richmond S S S 13 394,893 1.1
Region Total 50 50 55 155 6,772,171 0.8
Reg- 8 Nassau-Suffolk
Nassau 17 13 20 50 1,097,626 1.5
Suffolk 20 17 11 48 1,211,331 1.3
Region Total 37 30 31 98 2,308,957 1.4
New York State Total 197 209 198 604 15,827,303 1.3

*: Fewer than 10 events in the numerator, therefore the rate is unstable

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