Got it slightly wrong
'In those 16 years, 16,914 of the deaths were among people 75 to 84 years old. In the same period, 682 people between the ages of 25 and 44 died of mesothelioma-related problems.'
The article doesn't provide total deaths in 16 years, only in those 75-84 and 25-44.
So its 682 in 17,596 (16,914+682) of the quoted figures, rather than the implied 682 out of c. 2,500 from the quotes you posted.
Cheers
Chris Dainton
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