Quantifying environmental health impacts

Global estimates of burden of disease caused by the environment and occupational risks

Occupational airborne particulates

Attributable mortality for occupational airborne particulates by WHO subregion, 2000

Attributable mortality per 100 000 people for occupational airborne particulates by WHO subregion, 2000

Attributable DALYs for occupational airborne particulates by WHO subregion, 2000

Attributable DALYs per 100 000 people for occupational airborne particulates by WHO subregion, 2000

Selected population attributable fractions for occupational particulates, by sex and level of development (% DALYs), 2000a


1 1 2 2 3 3
World World World 4 4 5 5 6 6
Males Females Both sexes Males Females Males Females Males Females
Chronic obstructive pulmonary 17% 2% 10% 10% 1% 13% 7% 12% 5%

1:High mortality developing; 2: Low mortality developing; 3: Developed; 4: (AFR-D, AFR-E, AMR-D, EMR-D, SEAR-D); 5: (AMR-B, EMR-B, SEAR-B, WPR-B); 6: (AMR-A, EUR-A, EUR-B, EUR-C, WPR-A)

Results based on the World Health Report 2002

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