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Table 3 Population attributable fractions (PAF), number of deaths and disability adjusted life years (DALYs) from asthma in 2000 attributable to workplace exposures by WHO region (see Additional file 1 online).

From: Assessment of public health impact of work-related asthma

Region

PAF

Number of deaths (000 s)

DALYs (000 s)

Afr-D

18

1.6

90

Afr-E

20

3.1

141

Amr-A

11

0.6

51

Amr-B

13

1.3

125

Amr-D

13

0.2

19

Emr-B

12

0.4

21

Emr-D

16

2.2

100

Eur-A

11

1.4

55

Eur-B

18

2.0

43

Eur-C

18

2.8

41

Sear-B

18

3.8

70

Sear-D

18

11.8

476

Wpr-A

13

0.8

33

Wpr-B

19

6.2

356

World

17

38.2

1621

  1. Adapted from Driscoll et al. 2005 [32].