Sentence examples for were estimated to cause from inspiring English sources

A group of toxic forms of E. coli bacteria that have been found in hamburger meat and leafy greens were estimated to cause more than 175,000 illnesses and 20 deaths a year.

For example, osteoporosis-attributable hip fractures were estimated to cause more than 66,000 QALYs lost in Germany in 2002, and obesity almost 370,000 QALYs [ 40, 41].

Although vehicle-specific mortality varied greatly from city to city, electric cars were estimated to cause more premature deaths than gasoline cars in 33 of the 34 cities surveyed.

In a more recent case study, fumonisins in animal feed in the US were estimated to cause animal life losses totalizing US$126,000 and US$320,000, in "normal" and "outbreak" years of Fusarium ear rot, respectively.

In Finland, influenza infections were estimated to cause 216 274 days of absence from school or day care and 54 195 parental work days lost for every 100 children aged 0 13 years [ 51].

Obesity is a major risk factor for several non-communicable diseases including diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and cancers. 1 In 2010, overweight and obesity were estimated to cause 3.4 million deaths and 3.9% of years of life lost.

Smoking-related diseases are estimated to cause 8,400 premature deaths and 51,000 hospital admissions a year in the capital.

Drowsy driving is estimated to cause about 20percentt of accidents, 1.2 million a year, more than drugs and alcohol combined.

It is the world's top cause of cardiovascular disease, which leads to strokes and heart attacks, and is estimated to cause 7.5 million deaths a year worldwide.

Soot pollution that comes from coal and diesel can be lethal, and is estimated to cause 34,000 premature deaths per year just in America.

The work did not include the effect of indoor air pollution, from cooking fires for example, which is estimated to cause an additional 3.4 million deaths a year.