Mesothelioma: Trends Based on Race

During the period between 1999 and 2005, mortality rates of white Americans was higher than that of African Americans and all other races in the United States. There were 17,191 deaths of white Americans, 710 deaths of African Americans, and 182 deaths of all other races during this period. Additional research is being conducted to try and explain why the incidence is higher for Caucasians than any other racial group.