Country profiles of Environmental Burden of Disease

Country profiles of Environmental Burden of Disease
Italy
Population
GNI/capita
% urbanization
% people living in cities greater than 100 000 inhabitants
Population below the poverty line (national)
Population below the poverty line (international, <$1/day)
58.1 mio
29 850 US$
68%
27%
NA
NA
Under age 5 mortality rate
Life expectancy
4/1000 live births (2006)
81 years (2006)
Environmental burden of disease for selected risk factors, per year
Estimates based on national exposure and WHO country health statistics 2004
-
DALYs/
1000 cap
/year
-
8 000
0.6
Deaths
/year
Risk factor
Exposure
Water, sanitation and hygiene
(diarrhoea only)
Indoor air
Outdoor air
Main malaria vectors
Main other vectors
Improved water:
NA
Improved sanitation:
NA
SFU% households:
<5%
Mean urban PM10: 37 ug/m3
No transmission
None
Environmental burden of disease (preliminary), per year
Estimates based on Comparative Risk Assessment, evidence synthesis and expert evaluation for
regional exposure and WHO country health statistics 2004
(World - lowest: 13, highest: 289)
15
DALYs/1000 cap
88 100
Deaths
13%
% of total burden
Environmental burden by disease category [DALYs/1000 capita], per year
World's
World's
Disease group
Country rate
lowest
highest
country rate
country rate
Diarrhoea
Respiratory infections
Malaria
Other vector-borne diseases
Lung cancer
Other cancers
Neuropsychiatric disorders
Cardiovascular disease
COPD
Asthma
Musculoskeletal diseases
Road traffic injuries
Other unintentional injuries
Intentional injuries
Other indicators
Use of leaded gasoline
Overcrowding
Malnutrition (% stunting)
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
1.4
1.4
0.0
0.3
0.5
0.3
0.6
0.0
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
1.2
2.7
1.6
3.2
0.4
0.5
0.9
0.7
1.1
0.3
107
71
34
4.9
2.6
4.1
3.0
14
4.6
2.8
1.5
15
30
7.5
No
NA
NA
(2008)
Public Health and the Environment
Geneva 2009