text: **Figure 26: Work-related DALYs – estimates by WHO/ILO and ICOH for the EU27**
  
  Putting the absolute numbers of WHO/ILO in relation to the EU27 population above 16 years this results 
  in approximately**1,172 lost life years per 100,000 working-age population**(WHO/ILO). ICOH 
  calculates in absolute numbers 6.8 million lost life years for the labour force population, resulting**in**
  **3,364 DALYs per 100,000 labour force**. 
  
  It can be concluded that despite methodological differences the estimates**do not vary that much if the**
  **same reference population**is used in the calculation. Future research will contribute to a better 
  attribution of the impact of work on these diseases.**In the future, relevant disease groups will be**
  **incorporated in these estimates**, that is, the impact of work on the prevalence of**mental diseases**
  and of communicable diseases caused by biological agents needs to be incorporated. 
  
  The next table shows the**difference between major occupational risk factors and deaths**at the 
  EU27 level and the global level. At EU27 level asbestos-related cancers are clearly the most frequent 
  reason for work-related deaths with nearly 60% of all cases; the two next main causes are COPD (15.9%) 
  and CVD (12.3%). The global situation is quite different. CVD account for nearly 40%, COPD for 24% 
  and injuries for 19%. 