Table 4 Environmental burdens of disease in terms of DALYs, economic value, and percent of GDP for major health outcomes based on attributable risks derived by WHO [29]a
Disease | DALYs (% fraction of total burden of disease in DALYs) | Environmental AF (%) | DALYs due to environmental risk factors | Economic cost ($billions) | % of Global GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Respiratory diseases | |||||
 Asthma | 25,202,418 (0.9) | 44 (26–53) | 11,055,150 | 200 [124–500] | 0.3 [0.2–0.8] |
 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 92,376,604 (3.4) | 35 (20–48) | 32,280,160 | 400 [250–1000] | 0.6 [0.4–1.5] |
 Lower respiratory infections | 146,863,685 (5.4) | 35 (27–41) | 51,752,605 | 530 [330–1320] | 0.8 [0.5–2.1] |
Cancers | |||||
 Lung cancer | 38,535,303 (1.4) | 36 (17–52) | 13,902,105 | 285 [180–720] | 0.5 [0.3–1.1] |
 Other cancers | 185,421,704 (6.8) | 16 (7–41) | 31,047,781 | 715 [450–1800] | 1.1 [0.7–2.8] |
Cardiovascular diseases | |||||
 Ischemic heart diseases | 165,717,210 (6.0) | 35 (26–46) | 58,561,915 | 1065 [670–2660] | 1.8 [1.1–4.2] |
 Stroke | 141,348,082 (5.2) | 42 (24–53) | 58,985,984 | 843 [527–2108] | 1.3 [0.8–3.3] |
Neuropsychiatric diseases | |||||
 Childhood behavioral disorders | 6,208,771 (0.22) | 12 (3–36) | 742,156 | 12 [8–30] | 0.02 [0.01–0.05]]] |
Total |  |  | 258,327,866 | 4050 [2500–10,140] | 6.5 [4–15.8] |