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Mesothelioma in Florida

Below are the figures for the number of deaths, mortality rate (per million population), and years of potential life lost (YPLL) in Florida State in the year 1999, among residents aged 15 years and older.

State	No of deaths Rankss		Crude Mortality Rate Rank		Age-Adjusted Mortality Rate Rank		VYLL to life Expectancy Total Rank VYLL/death Rank
Florida	163	2	13.44	19	10.16	33	2,134	2	13.1	36

Florida is one of the states with high number of Mesothelioma deaths. It is because over 1,188 shipments or 109,948 tons of vermiculite was brought from Libby, Montana to 5 locations in Florida. These places were Tampa Bay, Jacksonville, Pompano Beach, Boca Raton and St. Petersburg which received vermiculite from 1948 to 1993. Due to construction work, large amounts of asbestos dust and particles were released which caused this cancer among people living nearby.