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.