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Table 6 Modeled epidemiological data, YLL and YLD for sex and age groups (main analysis)

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

Age*(years)

Chronic mercury intoxication

 

Death cases**

YLL

Incident cases**

Duration of disease (years)**

YLD#

Occupationally exposed males (n = 246,750; see Table 4)

     

0-8

<1

<10

200

44

1200

9-14

<1

<10

4,900

40

28,900

15-24

1

20

7,000

35

38,200

25-34

<1

10

2,300

26

10,100

35-41

<1

<10

<100

21

<100

≥42

1

20

<100

15

<100

Total

2

50

14,400

(average) 35

78,400

Occupationally exposed females (n = 103,250; see Table 4)

     

0-8

<1

<10

<100

48

500

9-14

<1

<10

600

43

3,400

15-24

<1

<10

1,200

36

6,700

25-34

<1

<10

1,400

29

6,400

35-41

<1

<10

<100

26

<100

≥42

1

20

<100

20

<100

Total

2

30

3,300

(average) 35

17,000

  1. All numbers are rounded.
  2. *Age structure according to Table 4.
  3. **Modeled using DisMod II.
  4. #YLD calculation includes a 3% discount rate and non-uniform age weights. The Standard West Level 26 life table was used according to the Global Burden of Disease Study [28, 29, 31, 33].
  5. YLL: years of life lost due to premature mortality; YLD: years of life lost due to disability.