Florida Attorney

Asbestos Related Deaths in Florida

The government has made data available that provides the number of asbestosis and mesothelioma deaths from 1979 to the year 2000. Over that period, there were 1,095 deaths from asbestosis and from 1,976 to 3,432 mesothelioma deaths in the state. The range of deaths for mesothelioma represents the figure of recorded deaths and a higher estimate of deaths that include both mesothelioma and deaths that may have been attributed to another type of cancer.

The federal government began tracking mesothelioma deaths carefully in 1998. From that time through 2004 there were 1,095 deaths in Florida due to mesothelioma. Florida trails only California in having the most residents succumb to asbestos related diseases.