Global Occupational Disease Underreporting Meta-Analysis

127 studies from 29 high-income and upper-middle-income countries assess occupational disease reporting gaps. The analysis includes incidence rates from 1.71 to 1,387 per 100,000 employees and underreporting rates from 50% to 95%. Author Levina Chandra Khoe conducted this systematic review registered in PROSPERO in 2024.

Use Cases

• Analyze occupational disease incidence rates per 100,000 employees across economic country tiers.
• Model the relationship between job security concerns and underreporting rates of 50% to 95%.
• Compare reported annual case ranges across agricultural, health, and construction sectors.

Strengths

• Systematic review of 127 studies following PRISMA guidelines.
• Quantifies incidence rates across a wide range from 1.71 to 1,387 per 100,000.
• Identifies specific underreporting factors like employee job security concerns.

Limitations

• Data limited to 29 high-income and upper-middle-income countries, excluding lower-income nations.
• Only two studies directly evaluated underreporting rates, limiting statistical power.
• Small 5.5 KB file size suggests aggregated summary data, not raw study records.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Systematic review and meta-analysis searching Medline, CINAHL, EMBASE, Scopus, Web of Science, and other databases.

Time Range

Studies searched up to September 2024.

Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

29 high-income and upper-middle-income countries.