Number of cancer cases related to occupational diseases in Italy 2018, by sector
In 2018, the Italian province with the largest number of cancer cases related to occupational diseases was Taranto. This statistic depicts provinces with the largest share of reports of cancers related to occupational diseases in the country, by occupational sector. According to data, 93 percent of cancer cases related to occupational diseases in Gorizia were reported among workers of the steel and engineering sector. In Taranto, the steel and engineering sector held 70 percent of cancer cases, while 18 percent of reports were recorded in the chemical and plastics industry.