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Assess the cancer burden from occupational arsenic exposure over 32 years and project future trends.

August 2, 2026MedicineOpen Access

Cancer burden and health inequalities attributable to occupational arsenic exposure: A 32-year global, regional, and national observational study with projections to 2036

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Observational study analyzes occupational arsenic exposure's impact on cancer burden globally, indicating need for interventions.

Assess the cancer burden from occupational arsenic exposure over 32 years and project future trends.
Analyzed data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 from 1990 to 2021.
Utilized summary exposure values, deaths, YLDs, and DALYs as indicators at different levels.
Employed modeling techniques, including forecasting models from 2022 to 2036.
Global occupational arsenic exposure summary values increased from 0.408% to 0.496%.
Cancer deaths rose from 5.5 to 10.5 thousand, with DALYs increasing from 169.6 to 298.7 thousand.
Inequality analysis showed burdens concentrated in low-socio-demographic index regions, with mortality trends differing by gender.

Wu et al. (2026) studied this question.

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