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Publication health impact PM 2.5 O3 premature mortality emission reductions

Present-day and future PM2.5 and O3-related global and regional premature mortality in the EVAv6.0 health impact assessment model

Ulas Im, Susanne E. Bauer, Lise M. Frohn, Camilla Geels, Kostas Tsigaridis, Jørgen Brandt

• Present and future global PM2.5 and O3-related premature mortality is estimated.
• The present day global premature mortality is estimated to be 5.4 million.
• Bias correction increases global PM2.5-related premature mortality to 7.7 million.
• Emission reductions alone decreases premature mortality by up to 57% in 2050.
• Aging population increases premature mortality by up to a factor of 2.

Present-day and future PM2.5 and O3-related global and regional premature mortality in the EVAv6.0 health impact assessment model
1 January 2023
Publication air pollution MORTALITY PM 2.5 cardiovascular respiratory mortality

Coarse Particulate Air Pollution and Daily Mortality: A Global Study in 205 Cities

Liu C, Cai J, Chen R, Sera F, Guo Y, Tong S, Li S, Lavigne E, Correa PM, Ortega NV, Orru H, Maasikmets M, Jaakkola JJK, Ryti N, Breitner S, Schneider A, Katsouyanni K, Samoli E, Hashizume M, Honda Y, Ng CFS, Diaz MH, Valencia CC, Rao S, Palomares AD, Silva SPD, Madureira J, Holobac IH, Fratianni S, Scovronick N, Garland RM, Tobias A, Iniguez C, Forsberg B, Astrom C, Vicedo-Cabrera AM, Ragettli MS, Guo YL, Pan SC, Milojevic A, Bell ML, Zanobetti A, Schwartz J, Gasparrini A, Kan H

The associations between ambient coarse particulate matter (PM2.5–10) and daily mortality are not fully understood globally. We collected daily mortality (total, cardiovascular, and respiratory) and air pollution data from 205 cities in 20 countries/regions. This study provides novel global evidence on the robust and independent associations between short-term exposure to ambient PM2.5–10 and total, cardiovascular, and respiratory mortality, suggesting the need to establish a unique guideline or regulatory limit for daily concentrations of PM2.5–10.

Coarse Particulate Air Pollution and Daily Mortality: A Global Study in 205 Cities
June 2022