We made estimates of absolute morbidity and mortality due to occupational factors for the
world using all available published data as of 1994, and, where no data were available …

Background Over the last decade, there have been several attempts to estimate the global
burden of ill health due to work activity. The most recent of these is the Comparative Risk …

Background Around the globe, work has a heavy impact on health. To better advise policy
makers, we assessed the global burden of disease and injury due to selected occupational …

Background Occupational injuries are a public health problem, estimated to kill more than
300,000 workers worldwide every year and to cause many more cases of disability. We …

Background The Comparative Risk Assessment (CRA) project of the World Health
Organization (WHO) assessed worldwide mortality and morbidity in the year 2000 resulting …

Background Work‐related mortality is a relatively new concept which aims to widen
occupational health and safety; to take into account not only recognized fatal occupational …

Majid Ezzati, Stephen Vander Hoorn, Alan D. Lopez, Goodarz Danaei, Anthony Rodgers,
Colin D. Mathers, and Christopher JL Murray across risk factors. For example, the implicit …

Objectives: To review the literature on the burden of occupational disease and injury and to
provide a comprehensive characterization of the burden. Methods: The scientific and …

Background Deaths due to occupational disease and injury place a heavy burden on society
in terms of economic costs and human suffering. Methods We estimate the annual deaths …

Worldwide, work-related illnesses and injuries kill approximately 1.1 million people per year.
In 1992, an estimated 65,000 people in the United States died of occupational injuries or …