Table 1– Number of cases, age-standardised incidence rates (ASR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) of mesothelioma, by sex and calendar period, South East England, 1962–2007

Period	Males		Females		Male:female incidence ratio
Period	Cases n	ASR (95% CI )	Cases n	ASR (95% CI)
1962	8	0.05 (0.02–0.09)	5	0.02 (0.00–0.04)	2.34
1967	45	0.27 (0.19–0.35)	10	0.05 (0.02–0.08)	5.43
1972	71	0.42 (0.32–0.52)	41	0.19 (0.13–0.24)	2.27
1977	162	0.97 (0.82–1.12)	44	0.20 (0.14–0.26)	4.89
1982	262	1.56 (1.37–1.75)	53	0.24 (0.18–0.31)	6.41
1987	753	2.79 (2.58–2.99)	155	0.43 (0.36–0.50)	6.47
1992	954	3.56 (3.33–3.79)	201	0.59 (0.50–0.68)	6.06
1997	1151	4.16 (3.92–4.41)	222	0.62 (0.53–0.71)	6.69
2002	1557	5.33 (5.06–5.60)	362	0.98 (0.87–1.09)	5.44
2007	1748	5.52 (5.26–5.78)	446	1.13 (1.02–1.24)	4.88