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Table 7 DALYs attributable to occupational mercury exposure from gold mining in Zimbabwe in 2004 by subgroup

From: The burden of chronic mercury intoxication in artisanal small-scale gold mining in Zimbabwe: data availability and preliminary estimates

Age*(years)

Males

Females

Total

Population**

DALYs

DALYs per 1,000

Population**

DALYs

DALYs per 1,000

Population**

DALYs

DALYs per 1,000

0-8

1,540,000

1,200

<1

1,529,000

500

<1

3,069,000

1,700

<1

9-14

1,042,000

28,900

28

1,038,000

3,400

3

2,080,000

32,300

16

15-24

1,533,000

38,200

25

1,552,000

6,700

4

3,085,000

44,900

15

25-34

871,000

10,100

12

870,000

6,400

7

1,741,000

16,500

9

35-41

293,000

<100

<1

353,000

<100

<1

646,000

<100

<1

≥42

788,000

<100

<1

1,083,000

<100

<1

1,870,000

<100

<1

Total

6,067,000

78,400

13

6,425,000

17,000

3

12,492,000

95,400

8

  1. All numbers are rounded.
  2. The results of this analysis rest on the assumptions given in Table 2. Changing the assumptions will require changing the analysis.
  3. *Age structure according to Table 4.
  4. **Zimbabwe’s population in 2004; source: World population prospects by the United Nations [49].
  5. DALYs: disability-adjusted life years.