From: Attributable risk of lung cancer deaths due to indoor radon exposure
Country (reference) | Mean indoor radon (Bq/m3) | Model used in risk estimation | Ever-smokers | Never-smokers | Ever- and never-smokers | ||||||
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Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | |||
United States | |||||||||||
([2], 1999) | 46 | BEIR VI, EAC | 11300 | 7600 | 18900 | 1200 | 1700 | 2900 | 12500 | 9300 | 21800 |
BEIR VI, EAD | 7900 | 5400 | 13300 | 900 | 1200 | 2100 | 8800 | 6600 | 15400 | ||
Netherlands | |||||||||||
([18], 2001) | 23 | Two-mutation carcinogenesis model | - | - | - | - | - | - | 90 | 60 | 150 |
Sweden | |||||||||||
([18], 2001) | 110 | Two-mutation carcinogenesis model | - | - | - | - | - | - | 242 | 178 | 420 |
Canada | |||||||||||
([15], 2005) | 28 | BEIR VI, EAC | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1400 |
([1], 2012) | 42 | EPA model | 1639 | 1198 | 2837 | 166 | 258 | 424 | 1805 | 1456 | 3261 |
([17], 2013) | 43 | BEIR VI, EAC | - | - | 708 | - | - | 139 | - | - | 847 |
France | |||||||||||
([16], 2006) | 89 | BEIR VI, EAC | - | - | 2578 | - | - | 759 | - | - | 3337 |
BEIR VI, EAD | - | - | 1819 | - | - | 541 | - | - | 2361 | ||
European pooling study | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1234 | ||
Germany | |||||||||||
([14], 2008) | 49 | European pooling study | 1390 | 347 | 1737 | 32 | 127 | 159 | 1422 | 474 | 1896 |
Switzerland | |||||||||||
([14], 2008) | 78 | European pooling study | 164 | 54 | 218 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 169 | 62 | 231 |
United Kingdom | |||||||||||
([20], 2009) | 21 | BEIR VI, EAC | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1156 | 888 | 2044 |
European pooling study | - | - | - | - | - | - | 637 | 473 | 1100 | ||
Portugal | |||||||||||
([21], 2012) | 81 | BEIR VI, EAC | 1627 | 308 | 1935 | 143 | 60 | 203 | 1769 | 369 | 2138 |
BEIR VI, EAD | 1183 | 226 | 1409 | 111 | 46 | 157 | 1294 | 271 | 1565 | ||
South Korea | |||||||||||
([19], 2015) | 62 | BEIR VI, EAC | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26782 | 13695 | 40477 |
BEIR VI, EAD | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18614 | 9947 | 28561 | ||
European pooling study | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11906 | 4271 | 16177 |