Physical Health of Workforce

Age group (years)

Major causes of deathMales Females

0-4 Low birth weight, perinatal asphyxia Low birth weight, congenital heart defect5-14 Road traffic accidents, accidental drowning Accidental drowning, HIV/AIDS15-29 Road traffic accidents, HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS, Road traffic accidents30-44 HIV/AIDS, Road traffic accidents HIV/AIDS, Road traffic accidents45-59 Liver/bile-duct cancer, HIV/AIDS Cerebrovascular diseases, liver cancer60-69 Liver cancer, cerebrovascular diseases Cerebrovascular diseases, diabetes70-79 Cerebrovascular diseases,

chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseCerebrovascular diseases, diabetes

80 and over Cerebrovascular diseases, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Cerebrovascular diseases, ischemic heart disease

Source: Thailand Health Profile 2005-2007

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A 2004 study on disease burden and injuries of the Thai population by the International Health Policy Program found that the causes for loss of years of quality of life among Thai workers of both sexes aged 15-29 were accidents, psychiatric disorders and HIV/AIDS. However, the pattern changes when they grow older. The proportion of male workers aged 30-59 who loses their “years of quality of life” from accidents and psychiatric disorders was found to decrease by half, while cancer becomes a major problem. Cancer is also

the number one cause of illness among female workers aged 30-59, along with cardiovascular disease which was another leading cause for the loss of “years of quality of life”. These key health problems are also connected with the top causes of death among Thai workers, namely, road traffic accidents, HIV/AIDS, liver cancer, cervical cancer and strokes.

A critical health problem found both in male and female workers of all age groups is HIV/AIDS which remains an important problem. Many organizations are working hard to educate the public on the prevention against the virus, as well as how to live and work with HIV-positive people in the community.

However, those who are entering or already in the workforce should live a careful life, take appropriate care of their health to reduce the risks of burdensome illnesses.

Written by the Thai Health Working Group

Physical

Health of

Workforce

Road traffic accidents rank as the most common cause of deaths among workers aged 15-44. More caution will help reduce deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents.

“Accidents, psychiatric disorders and HIV/AIDS are the main health problems of Thai workers aged 15-29. As they grow older, infectious and chronic diseases become important causes of illness among those in the middle and later parts of their working life (aged 30-59)”.

According to the 2008 disease surveillance report, poisoning from herbicides and pesticides ranked the highest among work-related health problems (80%), followed by petrochemical poisoning (8%) and work-related lung disease (6%).

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Sources: Disease surveilance report 2008. Bureau of Epidemiology, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, 2008.

Source: 2004 report on disease burden and injuries among the Thai population (intermediate stage), International Health Policy Program Thailand, 2008

Source: 2004 report on disease burden and injuries among the Thai population (intermediate stage), International Health Policy Program Thailand, 2008

Work-related health problems by cause, 2008

Causes for loss of years of quality of life among Thai workforce aged 15-29, 2004

Causes for loss of years of quality of life among Thai workforce aged 30-59, 2004

Patients with work-related health problems

by occupation, 2008

Work-related lungdiseases 6%

Lead poisoning 1%Petrochemicalpoisoning 8%

Poisoning from gasesand volatiles 3%

Poisoning from arsenic, manganese, cadmium and mercury 2%

Poisoning from herbicidesand pesticides

80%

Government employees/State enterprise employees 1%

Commerce 1%

Unknown15%

Agriculture42%

Others 4%

Labourers23%

Housewives/students

14%

Male Female

Male Female

Intentional injuries 7%

Intentional injuries 5%

Sense disorder 3%

Sense disorder6%

Chronic respiratory diseases 6%

Chronic respiratory diseases 4%

Chronic respiratory diseases 5%

Diabetes 3%

Diabetes 7%

Infection diseases 4%

Infection diseases 4%

Infection diseases 4%

Cardiovascular 1%

Cardiovascular 10%Cardiovascular 11%

Others 11%

Others 10%

Others16%

Unintentional injuries 31%

Unintentionalinjuries 14%

Unintentional injuries 6%

Cancer 13%

Cancer18%

Unintentional injuries 11%HIV/ AIDS 15%

HIV/ AIDS 16%

HIV/ AIDS 10%

HIV/ AIDS 19%Mental disorder

30%

Mentaldisorder 15%

Mentaldisorder 17%

Mental disorder 31%

Others 23%

Digestivedisorders 6%

Masculoskeletal diseases 3%Digestivedisorders 3%

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