Table 1

Global occupation-attributable deaths, DALYs and PAFs by risk factor and sex, 2016 (number, per cent and proportion (95% uncertainty interval))

		Deaths				DALYs				PAFs*
	Males†	Females	Total	%‡	Males	Females	Total	%§	Males	Females	Total
Carcinogens	274 175	74 566	348 741	22.8	5 560 418	1 639 432	7 199 850	9.5	4.5	1.8	3.4
	(215 339–333 928)	(60 870–89 775)	(282 253–414 071)		(4 375 804–6 734 491)	(1 312 494–2 017 294)	(5 813 091–8 641 244)		(3.6–5.5)	(1.5–2.2)	(2.7–4.0)
PMGF+SHS¶	343 122	116 958	460 080	30.0	7 969 986	2 717 967	10 687 953	14.0	21.1	10.6	16.9
	(270 900–422 000)	(87 100–153 300)	(381 500–551 300)		(6 518 000–9 469 200)	(2 143 400–3 328 600)	(9 019 900–12 517 000)		(17.4–24.8)	(8.5–12.9)	(14.3–19.7)
Injury risk factors	301 043	31 508	332 550	21.7	18 799 904	2 632 725	21 432 629	28.2	10.6	3.4	8.4
	(289 315–313 036)	(29 829–33 125)	(320 989–344 650)		(17 168 108–20 722 961)	(2 241 086–3 117 772)	(19 461 136–23 891 462)		(10.2–11.1)	(3.1–3.7)	(8.1–8.7)
Asthmagens	26 103	11 471	37 574	2.5	1 468 347	871 133	2 339 480	3.1	12.9	7.1	9.9
	(17 900–35 300)	(8700–15 200)	(28 400–47 900)		(1 141 200–1 874 300)	(666 100–1 109 600)	(1 860 900–2 923 300)		(11.5–14.3)	(6.3–8.0)	(9.0–10.7)
Pneumoconioses	18 997	2491	21 488	1.4	518 917	58 060	576 977	0.8	1.0	1.0	1.0
	(15 500–22 700)	(2100–3200)	(17 900–25 400)		(439 900–611 300)	(49 400–70 700)	(493 600–673 500)
SHS (excluding cancer and COPD**)	222 933	109 065	331 998	21.7	7 622 593	3 685 843	11 308 436	14.9	–	–	–
	(147 461–304 921)	(68 890–152 887)	(216 952–455 510)		(4 850 498–10 571 425)	(2 202 327–5 270 793)	(7 041 695–15 788 968)
Ergonomic risk factors	0	0	0	–	8 463 913	7 016 018	15 479 932	20.3	32.5	22.2	26.8
					(5 874 618–11 346 133)	(4 844 189–9 423 787)	(10 733 369–20 772 446)		(30.4–34.5)	(20.5–24.1)	(25.0–28.8)
Noise	0	0	0	–	4 711 557	2 396 720	7 108 277	9.3	25.1	13.7	19.6
					(3 294 182–6 488 167)	(1 680 298–3 296 175)	(4 978 557–9 802 692)		(23.2–26.9)	(12.8–14.8)	(18.2–21.1)
Total	1 186 372	346 058	1 532 431	100.0	55 115 652	21 017 906	76 133 558	100.0	4.2	1.9	3.2
	(1 066 502–1 311 010)	(299 889–398 048)	(1 387 905–1 684 933)		(48 614 027–61 653 859)	(17 388 026–24 953 299)	(66 277 451–86 347 358)		(4.0–4.5)	(1.7–2.1)	(3.0–3.4)

*PAFs (%) based on DALYs.
†The numbers in parentheses are the 95% uncertainty interval.
‡Percentage of deaths due to occupational risk factors that were due to this risk factor.
§Percentage of DALYs due to occupational risk factors that were due to this risk factor.
¶Particulate matter, gases and fumes (PMGF) and secondhand smoke (SHS) causing COPD.
**Diseases caused by SHS, excluding cancer and COPD.
COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; DALY, disability-adjusted life year; PAF, population attributable fraction.