text: In 2021, the WHO and ILO published their estimates of the burden of work-related diseases, named the 
  ‘WHO/ILO joint estimates of the work-related burden of disease and injury, 2000-2016’.216 WHO/ILO 
  calculates for the EU27 114,000**work-related deaths per year in 2016**. When setting the**absolute**
  **number of work-related deaths**(114,000) in relation to the EU27 population above 16 years (371 
  million) in 2016, this results in approximately**31 deaths per 100,000 population in working age above**
  **16 years**.217 
  
  The second reference estimate was provided by the**International Commission on Occupational**
  **Health (ICOH)**. The size of the two major health consequences (‘Outcomes’) was calculated, that is, 
  **work-related deaths**, and**work-related diseases**. ICOH estimates in total**179,000 deaths**; moreover, 
  they refer to the much smaller**labour force**population (209 million) and calculate**89 work-related**
  **deaths per 100,000 labour force**. The main reason for these different estimates is the general 
  approach: WHO/ILO restricts their analysis to selected risk-outcome pairs, for example, long working 
  hours as risk and stroke as outcome, whereas ICOH aspired to cover all work-related diseases. 