Occupational Diseases in Fiber/textile products industries in Japan in 1988-2020

Type ofoccupational

1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

diseases(1) Diseases due
to occupational

106 119 119 111 93

90

77

77

61

55

40

40

51

39

41

26

3126

32

21

16

23

11

15

17

16

20

15

1120

15

14

18

0

0

0

0

000

16

11

7

16

11

11

14

0

0

0

0

00

0

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injuries
Deathinabove(1)-2 Backache
resulting from92

accident in97

102 87

75

72

6966

46

45

35353934342024182118131710101511

above injuries
Deathinabove(2) Diseases due－

to hazardous－－－---

-

000

0

0

00000

rays
Death
inabove(3) Diseases due
to ionizing－－－－--

-

-

00000

00

000

radiation
Deathinabove(4) Diseases due
to abnormal－

atmospheric－－－----

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pressure
Deathinabove(5) Diseases due
17to abnormal

30172723

914

1412522352221

1

1002

1

12

temperatureDeathinabove(5)-2 Heat
stroke in above
abnormaltemperature
Deathinabove(6) Ear diseases－due to noise－－－----

0000000000

Deathinabove(7) Diseases due
to factors other

1than (2) to (6)Death－－－－-

1-

10000000000

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3331220above(8) Diseases oflocomotion andinternal organs

1due to heavy

425323－

1－－

2--

1

00

0

0

1

0

0

020

and excessive
work load
Deathinabove(9)
Occupational
lower back pain
excluding that

386221212－113--

100

0

0

0000

1

1

caused byoccupational
injuries
Deathinabove(10) Diseases－

due to vibration－－－----

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Death
inabove(11) Disorders
in fingers andforearms, andcervico-

5

6

367

8

32

5

7

1

1533

3

3

424224221bronchialdisorder
Death
in

0

0

0

0

0

0

00

0

000

0000000

00000000000000001

5202

310

1000200000000above(12) Diseases
due to causes

3

other than (8)22－－

11----

0200001001

to (11)Deathinabove(13) Anoxia－－－－----

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Death
inabove(14) Diseases
due to chemicalsubstances

13

64546616

1257762

650

34205

14

68

(excludingcancer)
Deathinabove(15)
Pneumoconiosis
andcomplications(only absent)(16) Diseases－－－－----

0000000000due to－pathogenic－－－----

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organisms
Deathinabove(16)-2
Occupational
Diseases due to85

COVID-19 inabove in above
pathogenicorganisms
Deathin0

above(17) Cancer due
to ionizing－－－－----

0000000

0

0

00

00

0

000

0

000

0

0000000000000000

radiation
Deathinabove(18) Cancer due－

to chemical－－－----

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substances
Deathinabove(19) Cancer due
to causes other－

than (17) and－－－----

00

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00000000

100

00

00

000000(18)Deathinabove(20)
Cerebrovasculardisease, heartdisease, etc.
due tooverwork
Deathinabove(21) Mental
disorder due toserious
occupational
psychologicalburdenDeathinabove(22) Other
diseases
1evidently due to－－－－1---

0

100000000

occupationalcausesDeathinaboveTotal

145 176 153 156 134 114 106 113 92

735252715052

39363739

28

1930

19222929272418242024

105

0

1000

20

Death
inabove

Occupational diseases mean fatal and non-fatal diseases with work absence of 4 days and more.
Data sources: https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/newpage_09976.html (MHLW, Japan)

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