Characteristics of Diagnosed and Death Cases of Pneumoconiosis in Hubei Province, China, 1949-2019

Yuxin Yao; Tingting Wei; Hai Zhang; Yujia Xie; Pei Gu; Yongxiang Yao; Xin Xiong; Zhe Peng; Zhong Zhen; Sheng Liu; Xiuqing Cui; Liangying Mei; Jixuan Ma

doi:10.3390/ijerph192315799

Characteristics of Diagnosed and Death Cases of Pneumoconiosis in Hubei Province, China, 1949-2019

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Nov 27;19(23):15799. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192315799.

Authors

Yuxin Yao^{1

2}, Tingting Wei³, Hai Zhang³, Yujia Xie^{1

2}, Pei Gu^{1

2}, Yongxiang Yao³, Xin Xiong³, Zhe Peng³, Zhong Zhen³, Sheng Liu³, Xiuqing Cui³, Liangying Mei³, Jixuan Ma^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China.
² Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (Incubating), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China.
³ Institute of Health Surveillance, Analysis and Protection, Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Hubei Province, Wuhan 430030, China.

Abstract

Objective: This study aims to summarize the characteristics of diagnosed pneumoconiosis and pneumoconiosis death in the Hubei Province of China, between the years 1949 and 2019, and provide clues for the scientific prevention of pneumoconiosis.

Methods: We recruited 23,069 pneumoconiosis cases in Hubei Province, China, from 1949 to 2019. Basic information and occupational surveillance information were obtained from the Hubei Occupational Diseases and Health Risk Factors Information Surveillance System.

Results: The annually diagnosed pneumoconiosis cases showed an overall increasing trend from 1949 to 2019 in Hubei Province. The major types of pneumoconiosis were coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP, 49.91%) and silicosis (43.39%). Pneumoconiosis cases were mainly engaged in mining (75.32%) and manufacturing (12.72%), and were distributed in Huangshi (35.48%), Yichang (16.16%), and Jingzhou (7.97%). CWP (47.50%) and silicosis (44.65%) accounted for most of the deaths.

Conclusions: The number of pneumoconiosis cases and deaths in Hubei increased in the period of 1949 to 2019. Silicosis and CWP contributed to the predominant types of pneumoconiosis. Prevention and control measures should continue to be taken to reduce the morbidity and mortality of pneumoconiosis.

Keywords: death; diagnosed; pneumoconiosis; retrospective study.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Anthracosis* / epidemiology
China / epidemiology
Coal Mining*
Humans
Occupational Diseases* / epidemiology
Pneumoconiosis* / epidemiology
Silicosis* / epidemiology

Grants and funding

This research was funded by the “National Natural Science Foundation of China, grant number: 81803205”, “the Open Projects Program of Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, grant number: OHIC2020G01”, and the “National Natural Science Foundation of China, grant number: 81903292”.