The WHO/ILO Joint Estimates approach to occupational risk factor and burden of disease estimation: providing actionable evidence with impact across sectors in countries

doi:10.1093/annweh/wxae107

. 2025 Mar 15;69(3):337-343.

doi: 10.1093/annweh/wxae107.

The WHO/ILO Joint Estimates approach to occupational risk factor and burden of disease estimation: providing actionable evidence with impact across sectors in countries

Tim Driscoll¹, Michelle C Turner², Paul J Villeneuve³, Paul T J Scheepers⁴, Vivi Schlünssen⁵, Bochen Cao⁶, Natalie C Momen⁷, Frank Pega⁷

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¹ Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.
² Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Doctor Aiguader 88, 08003 Barcelona, Spain.
³ Department of Neuroscience, Carleton University, Health Sciences Building, Room 6307, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada.
⁴ Radboud Institute for Biological and Environmental Sciences (RIBES), Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
⁵ Department of Public Health, Danish Ramazzini Centre, Aarhus University, Bartholins Allé 2, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark.
⁶ Department of Data and Analytics, World Health Organization, 20 Avenue Appia, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland.
⁷ Department of Environment, Climate Change and Health, World Health Organization, 20 Avenue Appia, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland.

PMID: 39919221
PMCID: PMC11911508
DOI: 10.1093/annweh/wxae107

The WHO/ILO Joint Estimates approach to occupational risk factor and burden of disease estimation: providing actionable evidence with impact across sectors in countries

Tim Driscoll et al. Ann Work Expo Health. 2025.

. 2025 Mar 15;69(3):337-343.

doi: 10.1093/annweh/wxae107.

Authors

Tim Driscoll¹, Michelle C Turner², Paul J Villeneuve³, Paul T J Scheepers⁴, Vivi Schlünssen⁵, Bochen Cao⁶, Natalie C Momen⁷, Frank Pega⁷

Affiliations

¹ Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.
² Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Doctor Aiguader 88, 08003 Barcelona, Spain.
³ Department of Neuroscience, Carleton University, Health Sciences Building, Room 6307, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada.
⁴ Radboud Institute for Biological and Environmental Sciences (RIBES), Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
⁵ Department of Public Health, Danish Ramazzini Centre, Aarhus University, Bartholins Allé 2, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark.
⁶ Department of Data and Analytics, World Health Organization, 20 Avenue Appia, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland.
⁷ Department of Environment, Climate Change and Health, World Health Organization, 20 Avenue Appia, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland.

PMID: 39919221
PMCID: PMC11911508
DOI: 10.1093/annweh/wxae107

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Conflict of interest statement

Professor Vivi Schlünssen was the Chair of the Danish Quality Committee for Occupational Exposure Limits of the Danish Working Environment Authority from the year 2016, up until 30 June 2022. The other authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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[1] Cherrie JW, Van Tongeren M, Kromhout H.. 2024. Estimating occupational disease burden: a way forward. Ann Work Expo Health. 68:673–677. https://doi.org/10.1093/annweh/wxae040 - DOI - PubMed

[2] Cherrie JW, Van Tongeren M, Kromhout H.. 2024. Estimating occupational disease burden: a way forward. Ann Work Expo Health. 68:673–677. https://doi.org/10.1093/annweh/wxae040 - DOI - PubMed

[3] Coggon D. 2022. Estimating population burdens of occupational disease. Scand J Work Environ Health. 48:83–85. https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.4007 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[4] Coggon D. 2022. Estimating population burdens of occupational disease. Scand J Work Environ Health. 48:83–85. https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.4007 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[5] Concha-Barrientos M, et al.2004. Selected occupational risk factors. In: Ezzati M., Lopez A., Rodgers A, Murray C, editors. Comparative quantification of health risks: global and regional burden of disease attributable to selected major risk factors. World Health Organization.

[6] Concha-Barrientos M, et al.2004. Selected occupational risk factors. In: Ezzati M., Lopez A., Rodgers A, Murray C, editors. Comparative quantification of health risks: global and regional burden of disease attributable to selected major risk factors. World Health Organization.

[7] Descatha A, et al.2018. WHO/ILO work-related burden of disease and injury: protocol for systematic reviews of exposure to long working hours and of the effect of exposure to long working hours on stroke. Environ Int. 119:366–378. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2018.06.016 - DOI - PubMed

[8] Descatha A, et al.2018. WHO/ILO work-related burden of disease and injury: protocol for systematic reviews of exposure to long working hours and of the effect of exposure to long working hours on stroke. Environ Int. 119:366–378. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2018.06.016 - DOI - PubMed

[9] Descatha A, et al.2020. The effect of exposure to long working hours on stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis from the WHO/ILO Joint Estimates of the Work-related Burden of Disease and Injury. Environ Int. 142:105746. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.105746 - DOI - PubMed

[10] Descatha A, et al.2020. The effect of exposure to long working hours on stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis from the WHO/ILO Joint Estimates of the Work-related Burden of Disease and Injury. Environ Int. 142:105746. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.105746 - DOI - PubMed

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The WHO/ILO Joint Estimates approach to occupational risk factor and burden of disease estimation: providing actionable evidence with impact across sectors in countries

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