Table 5.
Structure of the lists of occupational diseases in ILO member states
| Categories(number of countries) | Asia-Pacific(number of items) | Africa (number of items) | Europe (number of items) | Americas (number of items) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Causes |
Chemicals (30) |
China(56), Hong Kong(22), Japan(*), Malaysia(10), Saudi Arabia(40), Taiwan(45), Vietnam(8) |
Algeria(56), Angola(31) |
Belgium(15), Bulgaria(57), Czech(55), Denmark(29), Finland(36), German(31), Hungary(56), Ireland(30), Luxemburg(27), Russia(38), Portugal(31), Spain(45), Swiss(61), Turkey(65), UK(32) |
Chile(18), Costa Rica(36), El Salvador(32), Mexico(36), Nicaragua(45) |
| |
Physical agents (22) |
China(5), Hong Kong(9), Japan(13), Saudi Arabia(7), Vietnam(4) |
Algeria(12), Angola(11) |
Belgium(17), Bulgaria(12), Czech(12), Finland(6), German(15), Hungary(8), Ireland(15), Portugal(11), Rumania(11), Russia(12), Spain(12), Turkey(14), UK(14) |
Chile(5), Nicaragua(12), El Salvador(9), Mexico(11) |
| |
Biomechanical |
Japan(5) |
|
Bulgaria(3), Finland(3), |
|
| |
Biological (28) |
|
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|
| Job categories (8) |
Japan(5) |
|
Czech(3), Denmark(3), Finland(3), German(4), Russia(3) |
Spain(4), Nicaragua(4) |
|
| |
Pathogens(19) |
China (3), Vietnam(3), Malaysia(7), Hong Kong(12), Saudi Arabia(17), Taiwan(9), Vietnam(3) |
Angola(42) |
Rumania(6), Belgium(28), Bulgaria(32), Hungary(18), Ireland(10), Portugal(4), Turkey(30), UK(15) |
Chile(10), El Salvador(13), Mexico(21) |
| |
Possible agents (3) |
|
|
Rumania(19) Spain(40) |
Nicaragua(40) |
| |
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|
|
| Diseases |
Respiratory (20) |
Malaysia(9), Saudi Arabia(20) Taiwan(6), Vietnam(4) |
Angola(5) |
Belgium(29), Czech(11), German(16), Portugal(5), Rumania(25), UK(13), Denmark(13) |
Colombia, Costa Rica(17), El Salvador(17), Mexico(17) |
| |
Pneumoconiosis (6) |
China (13), Japan(5) |
|
Ireland(1), Mexico(30) |
Costa Rica(3), El Salvador(22) |
| |
Skin (19) |
China(8), Malaysia(11), Saudi Arabia(6), Taiwan(2), Vietnam(2) |
Angola(21) |
Belgium(9), Czech(1), Denmark(2), German(2), Portugal(22), Rumania(7), Spain(4), Turkey(2) |
Costa Rica(31), El Salvador(16), Nicaragua(4), Mexico(18) |
| |
Allergic (3) |
|
Angola(15) |
Portugal(6), Russia(16) |
|
| |
Musculoskeletal (3) |
Saudi Arabia(7) |
|
Rumania(12) Denmark(20) |
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Industrial fatigue(2) |
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El Salvador(3), Mexico(6) |
| Cancer (13) | China(8), Japan(18), Saudi Arabia(18), Taiwan(18) | Angola (10) | Portugal(10), Russia(7), Rumania(18+IARC), Spain(28) Denmark(23) | El Salvador(3), Mexico(4), Nicaragua(28) |
*: specific number is not available.