Türkiye’de Hava Kirliliği ve Sağlık Harcamaları

Abstract

Due to air pollution, approximately 45 thousand preventable premature deaths occur in Turkey every year. Disturbances, and deaths due to air pollution have an impact on both the economy, and health expenditures. Therefore, in this study, it is aimed to examine the costs of health expenditures due to the discomforts caused by air pollution. The study data consists of the changes in the factors affecting air pollution between the years 2009-2019, provided by OECD Statistics, and the health expenditure costs caused by HEAL 2021 air pollution. In the research, the data are interpreted by turning them into graphs, and tables. As a result of the examinations, it has been seen that a minimum of 25,845 million TL, and a maximum of 52,492 million TL of health costs have arisen as a result of air pollution in Turkey. Air pollution affects people, animals, plants and even objects. Air pollution arising in one country can be carried in the atmosphere and affect air pollution in another place. Air pollution affects not only one area but the whole world. Therefore, it is necessary to realize the pollutant factor limits with strict measures with global cooperation. Establishing incentive policies for the use of renewable and clean energy resources with global cooperation will ensure a healthier society and a strong economy.

Analysis of PM10 Substances via Intuitionistic Fuzzy Decision-Making and Statistical Evaluation

“…According to the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 7 million people in the world die every year due to air pollution-related causes such as lung cancer, heart disease, and acute respiratory diseases [1]. It is reported that air pollution is the cause of approximately 45 thousand preventable premature deaths every year in Türkiye [2]. It is possible to group air pollutants as gases and aerosol pollutants.…”

The relationship between PM10 and SO2 exposure and Covid-19 infection rates in Turkey using nomenclature of territorial units for statistics level 1 regions

“…Turkey is one of the countries with the highest air pollution among the countries in Europe. It ranks 7th in the PM 2.5 air quality ranking of European countries in 2021 year [ 23 ]. Guzel and Ozer [ 23 ], in their study on air pollution and health expenditures in Turkey, stated that approximately 45 thousand preventable deaths occur every year in Turkey due to air pollution.…”

“…It ranks 7th in the PM 2.5 air quality ranking of European countries in 2021 year [ 23 ]. Guzel and Ozer [ 23 ], in their study on air pollution and health expenditures in Turkey, stated that approximately 45 thousand preventable deaths occur every year in Turkey due to air pollution. Therefore, our aim in the current study is to examine whether there is a relationship between exposure to air pollution, population density and the number of Covid-19 cases in Turkey.…”

Ampirik Mod Ayrıştırmasına Dayalı ARIMA Modeli Kullanılarak Van İli Hava Kirliliğinin Tahmini

“…Bu istasyonlardan elde edilen verilere göre 80 ilin havası Dünya Sağlık Örgütü (DSÖ) kriterlerine göre kirlidir (Alkan, 2018). 2019 yılında DSÖ tarafından belirlenen kılavuz değerlere uyulmadığı için hava kirliliğine bağlı sağlık problemleri sonucunda 30 binin üzerinde erken yaşam kaybı gerçekleşmiştir (Güzel & Özer, 2022). Bu yüzden, kent merkezlerindeki hava kalitesini tahmin çalışmaları, hava kirliliğinin kontrolüne ve insan sağlığı üzerine etkilerinin önlenmesine yönelik erken uyarı sistemlerinin geliştirilmesinde hayati bir rol oynamaktadır.…”