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Global Estimates of Fatalities Caused by
Work Related Diseases and Occupational Accidents, 2002

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Click on a region's acronym for details                                    Figures in italics are updated in 2003
Causes Established Market Economies (EME) Formerly Socialist Economies of Europe (FSE) India (IND) China (CHN) Other Asia and Islands (OAI) Sub- Saharan Africa (SSA) Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) Middle Eastern Crescent (MEC) Work- related mortality by age Work- related mortality, men Work- related mortality, women Work- related mortality by sex Work- related mortality, lower limit Work- related mortality, upper limit
Communicable diseases 11176 2856 97865 11044 27456 139890 20284 9900 320471 108256 517404 625660 320471 625660
Malignant neoplasms 164581 61273 50898 172746 70190 27729 38186 24074 609678 570008 64975 634984 609678 634984
Respiratory systems diseases 16716 9970 13029 77437 7597 6802 6642 7983 146175 127226 17562 144788 144788 146175
Circulatory systems diseases 76595 66493 93237 116324 50319 26076 38564 51646 519255 337129 112214 449343 449343 519255
Neuro-psychiatric conditions 7572 2163 2552 2754 2142 676 1316 1166 20341 18827 5384 24212 20341 24212
Digestive systems diseases 2892 1522 3323 4864 4689 1294 2190 1791 22566 16307 4959 21266 21266 22566
Diseases of the genitourinary system 1833 563 988 1477 1278 564 715 1061 8478 9163 1200 10362 8478 10362
Accidents and violence 16170 21425 48176 73615 83048 54705 29891 18986 345719     345719 345719 345719
Total mortality 297535 166265 310067 460260 246720 257738 137789 116607 1992684     2256335 1920086 2328934

 

Work-related mortality for men
Causes Established Market Economies (EME) Formerly Socialist Economies of Europe (FSE) India China Other Asia and Islands (OAI) Sub- Saharan Africa (SSA) Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) Middle Eastern Crescent (MEC) Work- related mortality, men
Communicable diseases 5016 1162 33581 3768 8160 35589 7656 13325 108256
Malignant neoplasms 152214 62587 44214 184409 66695 26217 31091 2581 570008
Respiratory systems diseases 16476 10401 12403 67340 7317 6564 5800 924 127226
Circulatory systems diseases 56318 47569 64966 83030 33955 14629 25459 11202 337129
Neuro-psychiatric conditions 6488 1842 2838 2614 2330 798 1630 288 18827
Digestive systems diseases 2238 1156 2619 3618 3618 968 1626 465 16307
Diseases of the genitourinary system 1950 800 1384 1971 1371 712 849 125 9163
Accidents and violence                  
Total mortality                  

 

Work-related mortality for women
Causes Established Market Economies (EME) Formerly Socialist Economies of Europe (FSE) India China Other Asia and Islands (OAI) Sub- Saharan Africa (SSA) Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) Middle Eastern Crescent (MEC) Work- related mortality, women
Communicable diseases 7313 2681 134063 15275 46150 275523 23075 13325 517404
Malignant neoplasms 18839 6066 6280 15847 7245 3074 5045 2581 64975
Respiratory systems diseases 1818 990 1487 9881 855 763 844 924 17562
Circulatory systems diseases 15182 13794 20158 24221 11390 7276 8991 11202 112214
Neuro-psychiatric conditions 2237 645 579 743 499 141 252 288 5384
Digestive systems diseases 605 330 661 1115 990 288 506 465 4959
Diseases of the genitourinary system 304 66 119 192 210 77 107 125 1200
Accidents and violence                  
Total mortality                  

Updated by AS. Approved by JT. Last modification: 20 January 2004.