Quantifying environmental health impacts

Global estimates of burden of disease caused by environmental risks

Lead




Lead attributable deaths ('000) and DALYs ('000) by disease and by WHO regions, 2004


Cardiovascular disease Mild mental retardation
Adults > 15 years Children < 5 years
deaths
Afr 9 -
Amr 6 -
Emr 25 -
Eur 8 -
Sear 70 -
Wpr 22 -
HIC 3 -
Total 143 -
DALYs
Afr 131 917
Amr 80 478
Emr 320 1205
Eur 89 34
Sear 886 3158
Wpr 244 1276
HIC 35 101
Total 1785 7169

Afr: African Region (LMIC); Amr: Region of the Americas (LMIC); Emr: Eastern Mediterranean Region (LMIC); Eur: European Region (LMIC); Sear: South-East Asia Region (LMIC); WPR: Western Pacific Region (LMIC); HIC: High income regions. '-' means not applicable.

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