Economic assessment of the health effects related to particulate matter pollution in 111 Chinese cities by using economic burden of disease analysis

Air Pollution and Health Studies in China—Policy Implications

“…52 Zhang et al estimated the monetary value of disease burden attributable to air pollution in 111 large and medium-sized Chinese cities in 2004 was US $29 billion. 53 Another study estimated 341.4 billion Chinese Yuan of air-pollution-related health loss in 2006. 54 WHO estimated that in China 0.3 million deaths, equivalent to 3.4% of the total deaths, were attributable to urban outdoor air pollution based on the data of 2000, accounting for 1.3% of the burden of disease.…”

Evolution and comparative assessment of ambient air quality standards in China

“…In 2004 the economic burden of disease associated with PM 10 pollution was approximately 233.4 billion CNY. In particular, the large cities in China such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou had relatively high economic losses Zhang et al 2008). The World Bank's assessment on the economic loss caused by air pollution in China showed that the health damage associated with ambient air pollution accounted for 3.8% of GDP, of which 75% is due to premature death (World Bank 2007).…”

Chinese Sulphur Dioxide Emissions and Local Environment Pollution

“…Zhang et al (2008) have estimated that the total particular matters (PM) concentrations in 111 key Chinese cities contributed to more than 280,000 premature deaths and 680,000 cases of chronic bronchitis at a cost to the economy of more than 187.7 billion RMB ($29.2 billion) annually.…”