Comparison of tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer mortality after occupational cadmium exposure in china and the world

Aim: Cadmium is a heavy metal pollutant that is a human carcinogen. Exposure occurs primarily through ingestion and inhalation. Materials and Methods: In our study, we examined the mortality rates, Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) and population-attributable fraction (%) due to cadmium exposure in China and the world for the years 2000, 2010 and 2016 using the World Health Organization (WHO) occupational disease burden application tool. Results: In China, the mortality rate (per 100,000 of population) due to occupational cadmium exposure due to bronchus, trachea and lung cancer has not decreased over the years, and the mortality rate due to exposure is still high. According to the latest 2016 data, although the death rate (per 100,000 of population) in China (.4269) is higher than the world (.2002) average; the death rate (per 100,000 of population) was determined to be similar to Europe (.4650), but lower than the death rates in Africa (44.9514), Americas (30.0927), Eastern Mediterranean (12.5471), South-East Pacific (14.4381) and Western Pacific (201.1176) regions (p<.05). As a result of the comparisons made, it is seen that the number (for DALYs in 1000s) due to cadmium exposure has increased over the years (2000: 3.82, 2010: 4.95, 2016: 5.55). It was determined that the number (for DALYs in 1000s) showed significant differences over the years (p<.05). Mortality rates (per 100,000 of population) have been decreasing over the years (2000: 79.7906, 2010: 49.3388, 2016: 41.4298) (p<.05). Conclusion: Morbidity and mortality rates due to cadmium exposure remain high due to rapidly increasing industrialization.