How many people have died of silicosis or related diseases in each year since 2003.

The information requested is given in the following table. For the purpose of producing statistics on causes of death, deaths registered in Scotland are classified using the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision (ICD-10), and normally counted on the basis of the underlying cause of the death.
The table gives the numbers of deaths for which the ICD-10 code for the underlying cause of the death was one of the specified codes:
(a) silicosis
- code "J62" for "pneumoconiosis due to dust containing silica" and code "J65" for "pneumoconiosis associated with tuberculosis", in cases where "silicosis" was mentioned in the text of the cause of death given in the death certificate;
(b) related diseases
- all other deaths coded "J60" to "J65". These cover other forms of pneumoconiosis, such as aluminosis, asbestosis, anthracosilicosis and anthracosis.
Underlying cause of death
Year of Registration of Death
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Silicosis1
2
1
1
2
0
3
3
2
0
Related diseases2
24
15
17
20
15
12
17
18
11
Total silicosis and related diseases
26
16
18
22
15
15
20
20
11
Notes:
1. ICD-10 code J62, plus any deaths coded J65 for which “silicosis” was mentioned in the text of the cause of death given in the death certificate.
2. ICD-10 codes J60, J61, J63 and J64, plus deaths coded J65 for which “silicosis” was not mentioned in the cause of death.