Inequality in the Distribution of Air Pollution Attributable Mortality Within Canadian Cities.

ABSTRACT: Recent studies have identified inequality in the distribution of air pollution attributable health impacts, but to our knowledge this has not been examined in Canadian cities. We evaluated the extent and sources of inequality in air pollution attributable mortality at the census tract (CT) level in seven of Canada's largest cities. We first regressed fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) attributable mortality against the neighborhood (CT) level prevalence of age 65 and older, low income, low educational attainment, and identification as an Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, Inuit) or Black person, accounting for spatial autocorrelation. We next examined the distribution of baseline mortality rates, PM_2.5 and NO₂ concentration

SUBMITTER: Stieb DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10465848 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature