Estimates and 25-year trends of the global burden of disease attributable to ambient air pollution: an analysis of data from the Global Burden of Diseases Study 2015.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Exposure to ambient air pollution increases morbidity and mortality, and is a leading contributor to global disease burden. We explored spatial and temporal trends in mortality and burden of disease attributable to ambient air pollution from 1990 to 2015 at global, regional, and country levels.

Methods

We estimated global population-weighted mean concentrations of particle mass with aerodynamic diameter less than 2·5 μm (PM_2·5) and ozone at an approximate 11 km × 11 km resolution with satellite-based estimates, chemical transport models, and ground-level measurements. Using integrated exposure-response functions for each cause of death, we estimated the relative risk of mortality from ischaemic heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, chronic obstructive

SUBMITTER: Cohen AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5439030 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature