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How the figure for Petrol car is built

Every stage the model passes through, with its number. Each table below divides the same headline figure a different way, and each one adds up to it exactly — the page checks, and refuses to show a table that does not.

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The headline

One item is one midsize petrol car of 1,385 kg. Scenario Evidence-weighted, using FIGARO 2023. Each figure is the middle result of 2,000 runs of the calculation, with the range that holds nine in ten of them beside it, and the grade that range earns.

Materials method — 7.8 × 10⁻⁶ per item(0.60–1.1 × 10⁻⁵)LOWS-EVID · run 2193 · methodology v0.1 · data dv-20261007-44r

Money method — 8.3 × 10⁻⁵ per €1,000 spent in its industry(0.57–1.2 × 10⁻⁴)MEDIUMS-EVID · run 2193 · methodology v0.1 · data dv-20261007-44r

Each step below is a middle estimate. The model works out a range for the whole figure, not for each step, so the range that applies to a step is the headline’s.

1 · What it is made of, and what each material carries

How much of each raw material is in one item, the deaths linked to each kilogram of it in this calculation, and the two multiplied together: its part of the headline figure.

1 · What it is made of, and what each material carries
MaterialPer itemDeaths per kgPart of the figureShare
Coal and lignite0.51 t6.2 × 10⁻⁹3.2 × 10⁻⁶41%
Copper0.034 t6.6 × 10⁻⁸2.3 × 10⁻⁶29%
Iron ore0.98 t1.3 × 10⁻⁹1.3 × 10⁻⁶16%
Bauxite0.71 t1.4 × 10⁻⁹9.7 × 10⁻⁷13%
Silica sand0.024 t4.9 × 10⁻⁹1.2 × 10⁻⁷1.5%
Total7.8 × 10⁻⁶= the headline figure, 7.8 × 10⁻⁶

2 · Where the harm was counted

The same headline, by the country where the harm the materials carry was counted.

2 · Where the harm was counted
CountryPart of the figureShare
Turkiye2.3 × 10⁻⁶30%
Ukraine1.9 × 10⁻⁶24%
Mexico1.0 × 10⁻⁶13%
Australia7.9 × 10⁻⁷10%
Poland6.8 × 10⁻⁷8.7%
Congo, Dem. Rep.4.5 × 10⁻⁷5.8%
Colombia2.6 × 10⁻⁷3.3%
United States1.1 × 10⁻⁷1.4%
Germany9.1 × 10⁻⁸1.2%
Canada8.7 × 10⁻⁸1.1%
Spain3.5 × 10⁻⁸0.44%
Sweden2.8 × 10⁻⁸0.35%
France1.4 × 10⁻⁸0.18%
Slovenia8.7 × 10⁻⁹0.11%
Greece7.9 × 10⁻⁹0.10%
Netherlands6.2 × 10⁻⁹<0.1%
Italy5.3 × 10⁻⁹<0.1%
Mongolia4.9 × 10⁻⁹<0.1%
Bulgaria4.7 × 10⁻⁹<0.1%
Slovak Republic4.6 × 10⁻⁹<0.1%
Belgium3.0 × 10⁻⁹<0.1%
Russian Federation2.5 × 10⁻⁹<0.1%
Czechia2.4 × 10⁻⁹<0.1%
Japan1.8 × 10⁻⁹<0.1%
Thailand1.8 × 10⁻⁹<0.1%
Argentina1.2 × 10⁻⁹<0.1%
Finland7.2 × 10⁻¹⁰<0.1%
Latvia6.7 × 10⁻¹⁰<0.1%
Austria5.2 × 10⁻¹⁰<0.1%
Romania4.4 × 10⁻¹⁰<0.1%
Georgia4.1 × 10⁻¹⁰<0.1%
Hungary3.8 × 10⁻¹⁰<0.1%
Moldova5.6 × 10⁻¹¹<0.1%
Uzbekistan4.4 × 10⁻¹¹<0.1%
Norway1.1 × 10⁻¹¹<0.1%
Total7.8 × 10⁻⁶= the headline figure, 7.8 × 10⁻⁶

3 · Through which kind of harm

The same headline, by kind of harm: war, work, poverty, pollution.

3 · Through which kind of harm
Kind of harmPart of the figureShare
Work4.5 × 10⁻⁶57%
Conflict and political violence3.3 × 10⁻⁶43%
Total7.8 × 10⁻⁶= the headline figure, 7.8 × 10⁻⁶

4 · Which wars

The war deaths in the headline, by war. Harm of any other kind is the row that names no war.

4 · Which wars
WarPart of the figureShare
Not placed4.5 × 10⁻⁶57%
Russia - Ukraine1.9 × 10⁻⁶24%
Jalisco Cartel New Generation - Sinaloa Cartel1.0 × 10⁻⁶13%
DR Congo (Zaire): Government3.4 × 10⁻⁷4.4%
Government of Rwanda - Civilians1.1 × 10⁻⁷1.4%
Total7.8 × 10⁻⁶= the headline figure, 7.8 × 10⁻⁶

5 · The money method: which industries

The figure per €1,000, by the industry where the harm happened, anywhere in the supply chain.

5 · The money method: which industries
IndustryPart of the figureShare
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers3.8 × 10⁻⁵45%
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles5.0 × 10⁻⁶6.0%
Manufacture of basic metals4.7 × 10⁻⁶5.7%
Land transport and transport via pipelines3.0 × 10⁻⁶3.7%
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles2.7 × 10⁻⁶3.2%
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment2.5 × 10⁻⁶3.0%
Warehousing and support activities for transportation2.3 × 10⁻⁶2.7%
Mining and quarrying2.2 × 10⁻⁶2.7%
Security and investigation, service and landscape, office administrative and support activities2.2 × 10⁻⁶2.6%
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products1.7 × 10⁻⁶2.0%
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.1.7 × 10⁻⁶2.0%
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles1.5 × 10⁻⁶1.8%
Construction1.3 × 10⁻⁶1.6%
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products1.3 × 10⁻⁶1.5%
Manufacture of electrical equipment1.1 × 10⁻⁶1.3%
Rental and leasing activities1.1 × 10⁻⁶1.3%
Employment activities1.1 × 10⁻⁶1.3%
Sewerage, waste management, remediation activities9.3 × 10⁻⁷1.1%
Water transport7.9 × 10⁻⁷0.95%
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products7.2 × 10⁻⁷0.87%
Accommodation and food service activities6.2 × 10⁻⁷0.75%
Legal and accounting activities; activities of head offices; management consultancy activities5.9 × 10⁻⁷0.71%
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products5.5 × 10⁻⁷0.67%
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products4.9 × 10⁻⁷0.59%
Postal and courier activities4.3 × 10⁻⁷0.51%
Air transport4.2 × 10⁻⁷0.50%
Manufacture of textiles, wearing apparel, leather and related products4.1 × 10⁻⁷0.49%
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities3.8 × 10⁻⁷0.46%
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment3.5 × 10⁻⁷0.42%
Manufacture of food products; beverages and tobacco products3.0 × 10⁻⁷0.36%
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security2.8 × 10⁻⁷0.33%
Human health activities2.5 × 10⁻⁷0.31%
Manufacture of paper and paper products2.5 × 10⁻⁷0.30%
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis2.0 × 10⁻⁷0.24%
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply1.9 × 10⁻⁷0.23%
Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials1.8 × 10⁻⁷0.21%
Manufacture of other transport equipment1.6 × 10⁻⁷0.19%
Manufacture of furniture; other manufacturing1.6 × 10⁻⁷0.19%
Travel agency, tour operator reservation service and related activities1.5 × 10⁻⁷0.18%
Computer programming, consultancy, and information service activities1.3 × 10⁻⁷0.16%
Education1.2 × 10⁻⁷0.14%
Water collection, treatment and supply1.1 × 10⁻⁷0.14%
Advertising and market research1.1 × 10⁻⁷0.13%
Printing and reproduction of recorded media1.0 × 10⁻⁷0.12%
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding9.7 × 10⁻⁸0.12%
Real estate activities9.6 × 10⁻⁸0.12%
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations8.7 × 10⁻⁸0.10%
Other professional, scientific and technical activities; veterinary activities8.6 × 10⁻⁸0.10%
Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities7.6 × 10⁻⁸<0.1%
Forestry and logging7.5 × 10⁻⁸<0.1%
Repair of computers and personal and household goods7.4 × 10⁻⁸<0.1%
Activities of membership organisations7.4 × 10⁻⁸<0.1%
Other personal service activities5.1 × 10⁻⁸<0.1%
Residential care activities and social work activities without accommodation5.0 × 10⁻⁸<0.1%
Telecommunications4.9 × 10⁻⁸<0.1%
Creative, arts and entertainment activities; libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities; gambling and betting activities4.5 × 10⁻⁸<0.1%
Scientific research and development2.7 × 10⁻⁸<0.1%
Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security2.6 × 10⁻⁸<0.1%
Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities2.5 × 10⁻⁸<0.1%
Publishing activities1.8 × 10⁻⁸<0.1%
Motion picture, video, television programme production; programming and broadcasting activities1.8 × 10⁻⁸<0.1%
Fishing and aquaculture6.6 × 10⁻⁹<0.1%
Activities of households as employers; undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of households for own use2.6 × 10⁻¹¹<0.1%
Total8.3 × 10⁻⁵= the headline figure, 8.3 × 10⁻⁵

6 · The money method: which countries

The figure per €1,000, by the country of the industry where the harm happened.

6 · The money method: which countries
CountryPart of the figureShare
Germany2.1 × 10⁻⁵25%
Turkiye1.2 × 10⁻⁵14%
Not placed7.8 × 10⁻⁶9.4%
United States7.7 × 10⁻⁶9.2%
Spain6.7 × 10⁻⁶8.1%
France5.2 × 10⁻⁶6.3%
Argentina4.0 × 10⁻⁶4.8%
Japan3.2 × 10⁻⁶3.9%
Italy3.0 × 10⁻⁶3.6%
Czechia1.8 × 10⁻⁶2.2%
Portugal1.6 × 10⁻⁶2.0%
Poland1.6 × 10⁻⁶1.9%
Canada1.6 × 10⁻⁶1.9%
Hungary1.0 × 10⁻⁶1.2%
Austria7.5 × 10⁻⁷0.90%
Sweden6.8 × 10⁻⁷0.82%
Netherlands5.8 × 10⁻⁷0.70%
Slovak Republic5.7 × 10⁻⁷0.69%
Switzerland4.9 × 10⁻⁷0.59%
Belgium4.8 × 10⁻⁷0.58%
Australia4.3 × 10⁻⁷0.51%
Slovenia3.0 × 10⁻⁷0.36%
Denmark1.8 × 10⁻⁷0.22%
Finland1.7 × 10⁻⁷0.21%
Ireland1.0 × 10⁻⁷0.12%
Romania9.8 × 10⁻⁸0.12%
Mexico8.3 × 10⁻⁸<0.1%
Estonia4.9 × 10⁻⁸<0.1%
Norway4.7 × 10⁻⁸<0.1%
Luxembourg4.2 × 10⁻⁸<0.1%
Lithuania4.2 × 10⁻⁸<0.1%
Croatia3.6 × 10⁻⁸<0.1%
Bulgaria3.2 × 10⁻⁸<0.1%
Greece1.8 × 10⁻⁸<0.1%
Latvia1.6 × 10⁻⁸<0.1%
Russian Federation1.6 × 10⁻⁸<0.1%
Malta9.7 × 10⁻⁹<0.1%
Cyprus2.8 × 10⁻⁹<0.1%
United Kingdom4.8 × 10⁻¹⁰<0.1%
Korea, Rep.7.1 × 10⁻¹¹<0.1%
Brazil5.1 × 10⁻¹¹<0.1%
South Africa4.6 × 10⁻¹¹<0.1%
China3.0 × 10⁻¹¹<0.1%
Serbia1.7 × 10⁻¹³<0.1%
Total8.3 × 10⁻⁵= the headline figure, 8.3 × 10⁻⁵

What this trail does not show

Sources behind this figure

HumanToll 2026, run 2193, methodology v0.1. https://quiescence.eu/humantoll/explain/petrol-car/

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