Table 1 A summary of the prevalence of noise-induced hearing loss among workers in the world by year reported by occupation by country, 2009-2019
| Year of reported | Countries/regions | Population/exposure/sex/age | Prevalence (hearing threshold) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | French |
Policemen (N = 887) Mean age: 37.6 years | 28% (≧ 30 dB) | [31] |
|
Civil servants (N = 805) Mean age: 41.8 years | 16% (≧ 30 dB) | |||
| 2010 | Norway |
General population (N = 49,948) Mean age: 48.0 years (20-101) | 10.3% (≧ 35 dB) | [32] |
| 2011 | Dutch |
Construction/male workers (N = 24,670) Mean age: 44.3 years | 22.1% (≧ 40 dB) | [33] |
| 2012 | Ghana |
Stone crushing workers (N = 140; male: 137, female: 3) Mean age: 42.6 years | 21.5% (≧ 34 dB) | [34] |
| 2012 | South Africa | Gold miners (underground noise exposure; N = 33,749) | 11.2% (≧ 40 dB) | [35] |
| Gold miners (surface noise exposure; N = 7456) | 14.1% (≧ 40 dB) | |||
| 2013 | Zimbabwe |
Mining workers (N = 169; male = 158, female = 11) Mean age: 34.8 years | 37% (≧ 40 dB) | [36] |
| 2014 | Ghana | Market mill workers (N = 101) | 24.8% (≧ 25 dB) | [37] |
| 2015 | Nepal |
Carpenters/male (N = 88) Median age: 23 years (20-31) | 31% (≧ 50 dB) | [38] |
|
Sawyers/male (N = 36) Median age: 30 years (20-45) | 44% (≧ 50 dB) | |||
| 2016 | USA |
Mining workers (N = 7398; male: 7895, female: 3) Median age: 38.7 years (18-75) | 24% (≧ 40 dB) | [39] |
|
Oil and gas extraction (N = 1072; male: 977, female: 95) Median age: 36.0 years (16-79) | 14% (≧ 40 dB) | |||
| 2018 | USA |
AFFH sector (N = 17,290; male: 12,482, female: 4808) Media age: 34.9 years (18-75) | 15.0% (≧ 40 dB) | [40] |
| 2018 | USA |
Construction workers/male (97%)/Caucasian (89%) (total N = 19,127) Mean age = 59.2 years | 58% (≧ 40 dB) | [41] |
| 2019 | South Thailand |
Sawmill workers (N = 699; male: 335, female: 364) Mean age: 33.5 years (± 10.2) | 22.8% (≧ 25 dB) | [42] |
| 2019 | China | Automotive manufacturing (N = 6667; male: 6427, female: 240) | 28.8% (≧ 30 dB) | [43] |