Mortality attributable to fine particulate matter in Asia, 2000-2015: a cross-sectional cause-of-death analysis
| Autor: | Pattheera Somboonsin, Vladimir Canudas-Romo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Asia 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Fine particulate Central asia air pollution Pulmonary disease 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences complex mixtures Pulmonary Disease Chronic Obstructive Medicine Humans Lung cancer Stroke 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Cause of death Air Pollutants business.industry General Medicine Environmental Exposure medicine.disease mortality Cross-Sectional Studies life years lost Life expectancy life expectancy Ischaemic heart disease Female Particulate Matter Public Health business Demography |
| Zdroj: | BMJ Open BMJ Open, Vol 11, Iss 5 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2044-6055 |
| Popis: | ObjectivesTo investigate the effect that particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 μg (PM2.5) had on mortality in Asian populations in years 2000–2015.SettingMortality and level of PM2.5 data from the United Nations, Global Burden of Disease and University of Chicago were used.Outcome measuresAge pattern of mortality and the number of life-years lost (LYL) attributable to PM2.5 in years 2000–2015. LYL were further separated into causes of death to quantify the contribution of each cause.ResultsIschaemic heart disease (IHD) mortality increased to represent over 31% of the LYL attributable to PM2.5 between 2005–2010 and 2010–2015 in Asia (females 31% and males 35%). However, great diversity in LYL attributable to PM2.5 by causes-of-death were found across the region, with IHD proportions of LYL ranging from 25% to 63% for males from Eastern and Central Asia, respectively. Similar diversity was observed for mortality attributable to PM2.5 for other causes of death across Asia: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (LYL ranging from 6% to 28%), lung cancer (4% to 20%) and stroke (11% to 22%).ConclusionPM2.5 is a crucial component in the rising health effects in Asia. The diverse trends in cause-specific mortality attributable to PM2.5 creates a further challenge for health systems in the region. These findings highlight that immediate interventions are needed to mitigate the increasing levels of air pollution and with that reduce its detrimental effect on the health and mortality of Asian populations. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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