EWG Action Fund /// Asbestos Nation
Asbestos-Related Deaths in South Dakota
Asbestos-Related Deaths in South Dakota
Asbestos-related deaths (1999-2017)
Legend: 500+
Legend: 100-499
Legend: 50-99
Legend: 25-49
Legend: 10-24
Legend: Under 10
Asbestos-related deaths (1999-2017)
617
| Disease | Deaths (1999-2017) |
|---|---|
| Asbestosis: | 24 |
| Mesothelioma: | 119 |
| Estimated Non-mesothelioma Lung Cancer*: | 476 |
| County | Estimated Number of Asbestos-Related Deaths (1999-2017) |
Average Asbestos-Related Deaths Per Year |
|---|---|---|
| Minnehaha County, SD | 151 | 7 |
| Pennington County, SD | 124 | 6 |
| Lincoln County, SD | 26 | 1 |
| Brown County, SD | 23 | 1 |
| Brookings County, SD | 20 | 1 |
| Codington County, SD | 17 | N/A |
| Meade County, SD | 16 | N/A |
| Lawrence County, SD | 15 | N/A |
| Yankton County, SD | 14 | N/A |
| Davison County, SD | 12 | N/A |
| Beadle County, SD | 11 | N/A |
| Hughes County, SD | 11 | N/A |
Asbestos-Related Death Rates in South Dakota
Asbestos-related death rate (per 100,000 population)
Legend: 10+
Legend: 7.0-10
Legend: 4.9-7.0
Legend: 3.5-4.9
Legend: 0-3.5
Legend:N/A
South Dakota
4.0asbestos-related death rate (per 100,000 population)
| Region | Death Rate (1999-2017) |
|---|---|
| State Average: | 4.0 |
| Nationwide Average: | 4.9 |
Death rates are per 100,000 population from 1999-2017.
| County | Estimated Number of Asbestos-Related Deaths (1999-2017) |
Asbestos-Related Death Rate Per 100,000 People |
|---|---|---|
| Pennington County, SD | 124 | 6.6 |
| Minnehaha County, SD | 151 | 4.7 |
* Deaths with contributing causes of asbestosis and mesothelioma are from CDC’s WONDER database. Non-mesothelioma lung cancers are based upon EWG’s research available here. The high-end range of non-mesothelioma lung cancers is reported in the data above. Learn how EWG Action Fund calculates asbestos deaths.
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