Table 1 Number of malignant mesothelioma cases in ten years periods by gender, annual incidence per million, and 95 % confidence interval (CI)

Male

Number of cases

1

4

9

19

27

Incidence per 10⁶

1.4

4.8

9.4

17.6

21.4

95 % CI

0.1–7.1

1.5–11.6

4.6–17.2

10.9–26.9

14.4–30.7

Female

Number of cases

2

0

3

4

7

Incidence per 10⁶

2.9

-

3.1

3.7

5.6

95 % CI

0.5–9.6

-

0.8–8.5

1.2–8.8

2.4–11.0