Usefulness of occupation and industry information in mortality data in South Africa from 2006 to 2015

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Table 3 Types of Pneumoconiosis and their proportions in South African deaths

Pneumoconiosis type	n (%)	Male %	Most common province	Most common occupation^a	Median age yrs
Coal worker’s	9 (2)	75	Gauteng	Mining	62
Asbestos and mineral fibres	152 (34)	83	Northern Cape	Elementary work	74
Dust with silica	63 (14)	95	Free State	Metal Processing	61
Inorganic dust	0
Unspecified	182 (40)	53	Kwa Zulu Natal	Mining	68
With TB	44 (10)	93	North West	Mining	57
Total	450	79			64

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