Health and Economic Benefits of Complying With the World Health Organization Air Quality Guidelines for Particulate Matter in Nine Major Latin American Cities

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dc.contributor.authorMadaniyazi, Lina
dc.contributor.authorAlpizar, Jefferson
dc.contributor.authorCifuentes, Luis Abdon
dc.contributor.authorRiojas-Rodriguez, Horacio
dc.contributor.authorHurtado Diaz, Magali
dc.contributor.authorde Sousa Zanotti Stagliorio Coelho, Micheline
dc.contributor.authorAbrutzky, Rosana
dc.contributor.authorOsorio, Samuel
dc.contributor.authorCarrasco Escobar, Gabriel
dc.contributor.authorValdes Ortega, Nicolas
dc.contributor.authorColistro, Valentina
dc.contributor.authorRoye, Dominic
dc.contributor.authorTobias, Aurelio
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T16:15:58Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T16:15:58Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractObjectives This study aims to estimate the short-term preventable mortality and associated economic costs of complying with the World Health Organization (WHO) air quality guidelines (AQGs) limit values for PM10 and PM2.5 in nine major Latin American cities.Methods We estimated city-specific PM-mortality associations using time-series regression models and calculated the attributable mortality fraction. Next, we used the value of statistical life to calculate the economic benefits of complying with the WHO AQGs limit values.Results In most cities, PM concentrations exceeded the WHO AQGs limit values more than 90% of the days. PM10 was found to be associated with an average excess mortality of 1.88% with concentrations above WHO AQGs limit values, while for PM2.5 it was 1.05%. The associated annual economic costs varied widely, between US$ 19.5 million to 3,386.9 million for PM10, and US$ 196.3 million to 2,209.6 million for PM2.5.Conclusion Our findings suggest that there is an urgent need for policymakers to develop interventions to achieve sustainable air quality improvements in Latin America. Complying with the WHO AQGs limit values for PM10 and PM2.5 in Latin American cities would substantially benefits for urban populations.
dc.description.funderJapanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/ijph.2024.1606909
dc.identifier.eissn1661-8564
dc.identifier.issn1661-8556
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2024.1606909
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/90523
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:001246027700001
dc.language.isoen
dc.revistaInternational journal of public health
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectair pollution
dc.subjectparticulate matter
dc.subjectmortality
dc.subjectLatin America
dc.subjectair quality regulation
dc.subjecteconomic benefits
dc.subject.ods11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
dc.subject.ods03 Good Health and Well-being
dc.subject.odspa11 Ciudades y comunidades sostenibles
dc.subject.odspa03 Salud y bienestar
dc.titleHealth and Economic Benefits of Complying With the World Health Organization Air Quality Guidelines for Particulate Matter in Nine Major Latin American Cities
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen69
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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