Excess risks of lung cancer (LC), number of LC cases and population attributable fraction (PAF) according to different regulatory standards (ie, 1, 10 and 50 ug/m3) in the EU
| No limit | 50 ug/m3 | 10 ug/m3 | 1 ug/m3 | |
| Prev (ever diesel exposure)=37% | ||||
| Excess lifetime risk of LC (per 10 000) | 341 | 268 | 166 | 26 |
| Expected excess cases of LC in EU# | 779 891 | 614 567 | 380 099 | 59 524 |
| PAF of LC | 8.8% | 7.1% | 4.5% | 0.73% |
| Prev (ever diesel exposure)=5% | ||||
| Excess lifetime risk of LC (per 10 000) | 46 | 36 | 22 | 3 |
| Expected excess cases of LC in EU* | 104 995 | 82 738 | 51 172 | 8014 |
| PAF of LC | 1.3% | 1.0% | 0.63% | 0.10% |
*The number of subjects out of the present EU working population (229 million) that is expected to ever die from LC due to diesel exposure.
EU, European Union; LC, lung cancer.