Table 3 Annual number of births with excess exposure, the average log hair-Hg concentration, and IQ benefit and value from prevention of excess exposure (logarithmic dose-effect relationship)

Austria

3,812

−0.157

3,199

16,044

51.3

Belgium

39,686

−0.128

35,790

16,458

589.0

Bulgaria

3,186

0.128

4,638

7,529

34.9

Croatia

21,769

0.142

32,350

11,320

366.2

Cyprus

3,514

0.109

4,972

13,747

68.3

Czech Republic

5,143

−0.216

3,658

10,797

39.5

Denmark

22,815

−0.060

23,932

20,220

483.9

Estonia

1,840

−0.214

1,317

10,339

13.6

Faroe Islands

406

0.139

600

20,220

12.1

Finland

6,843

−0.214

4,897

17,288

84.7

France

405,528

−0.053

368,742

17,363

6,402.5

Germany

33,443

−0.157

28,060

15,292

429.1

Greece

94,403

0.355

183,808

13,201

2,426.4

Hungary

892

−0.186

692

9,691

6.7

Ireland

7,104

−0.132

6,345

17,927

113.7

Italy

378,315

−0.036

416,490

17,062

7.106.2

Latvia

2,741

−0.214

1,962

11,568

22.7

Lithuania

4,037

−0.214

2,889

9,661

27.9

Luxembourg

1,870

0.053

2,419

17,062

41.3

Malta

2,690

−0.036

2,961

11,111

32.9

Netherlands

45,227

−0.155

38,144

15,857

604.8

Norway

16,759

−0.198

12,574

20,051

252.1

Poland

6,218

−0.312

3,131

9,979

31.2

Portugal

94,349

0.277

167,777

12,221

2,050.4

Romania

9,098

0.128

13,245

8,187

108.4

Slovakia

2,468

−0.173

1,986

10,037

19.9

Slovenia

4,840

0.034

6,061

11,939

72.4

Spain

479,775

0.561

1,148,026

13,558

15,564.9

Sweden

12,570

−0.214

8,996

17,167

154.4

Switzerland

6,520

−0.167

5,329

18,346

97.8

United Kingdom

248,647

−0.244

161,816

15,324

2,479.7

EU Total

1,884,563

2,645,953

39,061