| Disease burden associated with poor household environments | |||||
| Estimated Burden of Disease from Poor Household Environments in Demographically Developing Countries, 1990, and Potential Reduction through Improved Household Services | |||||
| Principal Diseases Related to Poor Household Environments * | Relevant Environmental Problem | Burden from these Diseases in Development Countries (millions of DALYS per year) [b] | Reduction Achievable Through Feasible Interventions (percent) [c] | Burden Averted by Feasible Interventions (millions of DALYs per year) | Burden Averted per 1,000 Population (DALYs per year) |
| Tuberculosis | Crowding | 46 | 10 | 5 | 1.2 |
| Diarrhea d | Sanitation, water supply, hygiene | 99 | 40 | 40 | 9.7 |
| Trachoma | Water supply, hygiene | 3 | 30 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Tropical cluster e | Sanitation, garbage disposal, vector breeding around the home |
8 | 30 | 2 | 0.5 |
| Intestinal worms | Sanitation, water supply, hygiene | 18 | 40 | 7 | 1.7 |
| Respiratory infections | Indoor air pollution, crowding | 119 | 15 | 18 | 4.4 |
| Chronic respiratory diseases | Indoor air pollution | 41 | 15 | 6 | 1.5 |
| Respiratory tract cancers | Indoor air pollution | 4 | 10 f | * | 0.1 |
| All the above | |||||




