Air Pollution and Poverty : PM2.5 Exposure in 211 Countries and Territories
Air pollution is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, especially affecting poorer people who tend to be more exposed and vulnerable. This study contributes (i) updated global exposure estimates for the World Health Organizations's 202...
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okr-10986-373222022-04-27T23:16:04Z Air Pollution and Poverty : PM2.5 Exposure in 211 Countries and Territories Rentschler, Jun Leonova, Nadia ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RISK POVERTY AND POLLUTION POLLUTING INDUSTRIES POLLUTING TECHNOLOGIES SUBNATIONAL POVERTY ESTIMATES HOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATA AIR POLLUTION EXPOSURE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH AIR POLUTION Air pollution is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, especially affecting poorer people who tend to be more exposed and vulnerable. This study contributes (i) updated global exposure estimates for the World Health Organizations's 2021 revised fine particulate matter (PM2.5) thresholds, and (ii) estimates of the number of poor people exposed to unsafe PM2.5 concentrations. It shows that 7.28 billion people, or 94 percent of the world population, are directly exposed to unsafe average annual PM2.5 concentrations. Low- and middle-income countries account for 80 percent of people exposed to unsafe PM2.5 levels. Moreover, 716 million poor people (living on less than $1.90 per day) live in areas with unsafe air pollution. Around half of them are located in just three countries: India, Nigeria, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Air pollution levels are particularly high in lower-middle-income countries, where economies tend to rely more heavily on polluting industries and technologies. The findings are based on high-resolution air pollution and population maps with global coverage, as well as subnational poverty estimates based on harmonized household surveys. 2022-04-20T00:10:30Z 2022-04-20T00:10:30Z 2022-04 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099338004182222681/IDU0972f137406bef043fa0bcbb0d345e0a30849 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37322 English Policy Research Working Paper;10005 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research |
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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RISK POVERTY AND POLLUTION POLLUTING INDUSTRIES POLLUTING TECHNOLOGIES SUBNATIONAL POVERTY ESTIMATES HOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATA AIR POLLUTION EXPOSURE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH AIR POLUTION |
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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RISK POVERTY AND POLLUTION POLLUTING INDUSTRIES POLLUTING TECHNOLOGIES SUBNATIONAL POVERTY ESTIMATES HOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATA AIR POLLUTION EXPOSURE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH AIR POLUTION Rentschler, Jun Leonova, Nadia Air Pollution and Poverty : PM2.5 Exposure in 211 Countries and Territories |
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Air pollution is one of the leading
causes of death worldwide, especially affecting poorer
people who tend to be more exposed and vulnerable. This
study contributes (i) updated global exposure estimates for
the World Health Organizations's 2021 revised fine
particulate matter (PM2.5) thresholds, and (ii) estimates of
the number of poor people exposed to unsafe PM2.5
concentrations. It shows that 7.28 billion people, or 94
percent of the world population, are directly exposed to
unsafe average annual PM2.5 concentrations. Low- and
middle-income countries account for 80 percent of people
exposed to unsafe PM2.5 levels. Moreover, 716 million poor
people (living on less than $1.90 per day) live in areas
with unsafe air pollution. Around half of them are located
in just three countries: India, Nigeria, and the Democratic
Republic of Congo. Air pollution levels are particularly
high in lower-middle-income countries, where economies tend
to rely more heavily on polluting industries and
technologies. The findings are based on high-resolution air
pollution and population maps with global coverage, as well
as subnational poverty estimates based on harmonized
household surveys. |
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Rentschler, Jun Leonova, Nadia |
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Rentschler, Jun Leonova, Nadia |
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Rentschler, Jun |
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Air Pollution and Poverty : PM2.5 Exposure in 211 Countries and Territories |
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Air Pollution and Poverty : PM2.5 Exposure in 211 Countries and Territories |
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Air Pollution and Poverty : PM2.5 Exposure in 211 Countries and Territories |
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Air Pollution and Poverty : PM2.5 Exposure in 211 Countries and Territories |
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Air Pollution and Poverty : PM2.5 Exposure in 211 Countries and Territories |
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air pollution and poverty : pm2.5 exposure in 211 countries and territories |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2022 |
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