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Data from this retrospective ecological study were collected from the Brazilian Ministry of Health database.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results</jats:title><jats:p>Hospitalization for pneumoconiosis has decreased in all regions of Brazil. Hospitalizations occurred predominantly in men aged over 40 years. Death rates showed a temporal increase in all regions. Deaths occurred predominantly in men aged over 50 years. 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