Table 5.3.
Occupational deaths attributable to plastics production, global, 2015. PM, particulate matter; RoW, rest of world.
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| BENZENE | FORMALDEHYDE | INJURIES | PM AND GASES | TOTAL | TOTAL (UNIT: %) | |
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| EU | 139 | 18 | 209 | 498 | 864 | 2.71% |
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| US | 96 | 12 | 114 | 261 | 483 | 1.52% |
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| China | 383 | 398 | 3,939 | 10,985 | 15,705 | 49.30% |
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| RoW Asia | 526 | 378 | 4,356 | 5,876 | 11,136 | 34.95% |
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| RoW Americas | 249 | 90 | 601 | 421 | 1,362 | 4.27% |
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| RoW Europe | 77 | 19 | 400 | 380 | 876 | 2.75% |
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| RoW Africa | 143 | 85 | 713 | 258 | 1,200 | 3.77% |
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| RoW Middle East | 91 | 31 | 77 | 34 | 233 | 0.73% |
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| Total | 1,705 | 1,030 | 10,410 | 18,713 | 31,857 | 100.00% |
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Source: GBD 2016 Occupational Risk Factors Collaborators (2020) and authors’ calculations.