Global, regional and national burden of disease attributable to 19 selected occupational risk factors for 183 countries, 2000-2016: a systematic analysis from the WHO/ILO Joint Estimates of the Work-related Burden of Disease and Injury.

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• Personal Author:
  Hamzaoui H ; Momen NC ; Náfrádi B ; Pega F
• Description:
  Objectives: We provide a brief introduction to the objectives, data, methods and results of the World Health Organization (WHO)/International Labor Organization (ILO) Joint Estimates of the Work-related Burden of Disease and Injury (WHO/ILO Joint Estimates), which estimated the burden attributable to 19 selected occupational risk factors. Methods: The WHO/ILO Joint Estimates were produced within the global Comparative Risk Assessment framework, which attributes the burden of one specific health outcome (ie, disease/injury) to a specific occupational risk factor. For 39 established occupational risk factor-health outcome pairs, estimates are produced using population attributable fractions (PAF) from recent burden of disease estimates. For two additional pairs, PAF are calculated from new databases of exposure and risk ratios produced in WHO/ILO systematic reviews. Attributable disease burdens were estimated by applying the PAF to total disease burdens. Results: Globally in 2016, it is estimated that 1.88 [95% uncertainty range (UR) 1.84-1.92] million deaths and 89.72 (95% UR 88.61-90.83) million disability-adjusted life years were attributable to the 19 selected occupational risk factors and their health outcomes. A disproportionately large work-related burden of disease is observed in the WHO African Region (for disability-adjusted life years), South-East Asia Region, and Western Pacific Region (for deaths), males and older age groups. Conclusions: The WHO/ILO Joint Estimates can be used for global monitoring of exposure to occupational risk factors and work-related burden of disease and to identify, plan, cost, implement and evaluate policies, programs and actions to prevent exposure to occupational risk factors and their associated burden. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Diseases Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Occupational Epidemiology; Work-related Disease; Work-related Injury; Working Hour Global Health; Occupational Health; Systematic Reviews; Occupations; Risk Factors; Occupational Diseases; Policy; Work Schedules;
• ISSN:
  0355-3140
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  158-168
• Volume:
  48
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20064909
• Citation:
  Scand J Work Environ Health 2022 Mar; 48(2):158-168
• Contact Point Address:
  Frank Pega, Department of Environment, Climate Change and Health, World Health Organization, Avenue Appia 20, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland
• Email:
  pegaf@who.int
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Performing Organization:
  World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20140515
• Source Full Name:
  Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health
• End Date:
  20170514
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:08f3cdd91fe703ea62580585918149f6a072f6d42c674839d2ccfc0b8618b5aba0f52c00b34a698820d707a58b3d509b23552df5f70f84a2b3ec4a4dd21d1a4b
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