Table 1 Occupational risk factors hierarchy and related causes included in GBD 2017
Occupational risk factors | Related causes | |
|---|---|---|
3 | Asthmagens | Asthma |
3 | Carcinogens | Â |
 4 | Arsenic | Tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer |
 4 | Asbestos | Larynx cancer |
Mesothelioma | ||
Ovarian cancer | ||
Pneumoconiosis | ||
Tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer | ||
 4 | Benzene | Leukemia |
 4 | Beryllium | Tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer |
 4 | Cadmium | Tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer |
 4 | Chromium | Tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer |
 4 | Diesel engine exhaust | Tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer |
 4 | Formaldehyde | Leukemia |
Nasopharynx cancer | ||
 4 | Nickel | Tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer |
 4 | Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons | Tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer |
 4 | Silica | Pneumoconiosis |
Tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer | ||
 4 | Sulfuric acid | Larynx cancer |
 4 | Trichloroethylene | Kidney cancer |
3 | Ergonomic factors | Low back pain |
3 | Injuries | Road injuries |
Falls | ||
Drowning | ||
Exposure to mechanical forces | ||
Poisonings | ||
Other transport injuries | ||
Other unintentional injuries | ||
Fire, heat, and hot substances | ||
Animal contact | ||
Foreign body | ||
3 | Noise | Age-related and other hearing loss |
3 | Particulate matter, gases, and fumes | COPD |
Pneumoconiosis | ||