Fine Particulate Air Pollution and Daily Mortality. A Nationwide Analysis in 272 Chinese Cities

Abstract

This nationwide investigation provided robust evidence of the associations between short-term exposure to PM and increased mortality from various cardiopulmonary diseases in China. The magnitude of associations was lower than those reported in Europe and North America.

Short-term effects of ambient fine particulate matter pollution on hospital visits for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Beijing, China

“…The use of a large city-wide population-based database in this study helped ensure the representativeness and generalizability of our findings. Our findings were supported by a recent national study done in 272 cities in China that reported significant effects of PM 2.5 on mortality [8].…”

“…In China, the number of COPD cases increased from 32.4 million in 1990 to 54.8 million in 2013 [3]. Research has provided compelling evidence linking ambient air pollution to COPD risk [4][5][6][7][8]. Ambient fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 , particulate matter ≤2.5 μm in aerodynamic diameter) has been a leading cause of global burden of disease, accounting for an estimated 4.2 million deaths and 103.1 million disability-adjusted life-years in 2015 [9].…”

Air Pollution Reduction and Mortality Benefit during the COVID-19 Outbreak in China

“…Planning Statistical Yearbook 2018. 2,3 We estimate that improved air quality during the 42 quarantine period avoided a total of 8911 [95 confidence interval (CI): 6950, 10866] NO 2 -related 43 . CC-BY 4.0 International license It is made available under a is the author/funder, who has granted medRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity.…”

The Tsinghua–Lancet Commission on Healthy Cities in China: unlocking the power of cities for a healthy China

“…A nationwide time-series analysis done in 272 cities between 2013 and 2015 showed that each 10 µg/m -³ increase in daily concentrations of PM 2·5 was associated with increments of 0·27% in mortality from cardiovascular diseases, 0·30% from coronary heart diseases, and 0·23% from stroke. 95 Worsening air quality also contributes to increasing mortality from respiratory disease. It has been estimated that an increase of 10 000 tonnes of industrial SO 2 would increase mortality from respiratory diseases by 0·03 per 10 000 people in 116 prefectural-level cities, with spatial spillover effects leading to an increase in mortality of 1·54 per 10 000 people in neighbouring cities.…”