Table 1.
Summary statistics on mortality and air pollution data in 372 cities across 19 countries and regions
| Country/region | No of cities | Period | No of deaths (000s) | Median (IQR) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Cardiovascular | Respiratory | PM2.5 (μg/m3) | O3 (μg/m3) | ||||
| Australia | 3 | 2001-07 | 388.1 | NA | NA | 6.0 (4.3-8.4) | 28.8 (21.9-36.7) | |
| Canada | 25 | 1999-15 | 2207.3 | 678.1 | 188.7 | 6.7 (4.3-10.3) | 44.9 (32.7-57.8) | |
| Chile | 3 | 2008-14 | 282.7 | NA | NA | 20.7 (15.0-29.7) | 23.8 (12.0-32.2) | |
| China | 2 | 2013-15 | 248.7 | 103.4 | 31.1 | 49.7 (30.1-80.0) | 82.3 (49.9-121.5) | |
| Cyprus | 2 | 2010-19 | 21.0 | 7.2 | 1.9 | 17.3 (13.2-22.9) | 63.1 (46.8-76.3) | |
| Ecuador | 1 | 2014-18 | 44.5 | 10.7 | 5.6 | 16.5 (12.5-20.4) | 19.5 (15.1-26.1) | |
| Finland | 1 | 1994-14 | 153.3 | 57.4 | 9.7 | 12.6 (7.4-21.7) | 51.3 (40.0-63.0) | |
| France | 18 | 2008-15 | 884.8 | NA | 55.7 | 13.1 (9.0-20.0) | 69.6 (50.6-87.1) | |
| Germany | 11 | 2008-15 | 1051.8 | NA | NA | 12.0 (8.0-18.8) | 41.3 (24.0-57.0) | |
| Iran | 1 | 2013-15 | 146.0 | 63.0 | 13.0 | 36.3 (28.3-48.1) | 30.4 (19.7-49.2) | |
| Israel | 4 | 2003-20 | 374.3 | NA | NA | 14.1 (10.5-18.9) | 68.1 (54.5-80.6) | |
| Japan | 46 | 2012-15 | 1674.5 | 437.4 | 261.7 | 12.6 (8.3-18.2) | 56.8 (41.8-72.7) | |
| Norway | 1 | 2000-18 | 84.5 | 23.5 | 7.2 | 9.1 (6.6-12.6) | 43.1 (30.6-55.5) | |
| Portugal | 4 | 2004-18 | 457.7 | 140.3 | 51.3 | 8.4 (5.6-13.0) | 61.0 (48.4-73.1) | |
| Romania | 5 | 2009-16 | 112.0 | NA | NA | 12.7 (8.6-18.2) | 34.2 (21.9-47.7) | |
| Spain | 15 | 2009-13 | 405.8 | 119.9 | 50.3 | 10.6 (7.5-14.9) | 51.2 (38.4-62.6) | |
| Taiwan | 3 | 2007-14 | 506.1 | 117.4 | 58.9 | 32.3 (20.6-44.6) | 55.0 (40.5-72.4) | |
| United Kingdom | 28 | 2008-16 | 1946.8 | 597.6 | 287.7 | 9.3 (6.4-14.5) | 43.3 (31.2-55.2) | |
| United States | 199 | 1999-06 | 9313.7 | 2915.8 | 919.1 | 10.8 (7.3-15.8) | 56.9 (42.4-71.6) | |
| Pooled | 372 | 1994-20 | 19 261.1 | 5271.7 | 1942.0 | 11.4 (7.7-16.8) | 54.3 (39.9-68.9) | |
IQR=interquartile range; NA=not available; O3=ozone; PM2.5=fine particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter ≤2.5 μm.