. 2024 Dec 5;9(12):e016974. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2024-016974

Table 2. Projected incidence of ischaemic stroke and CHD events under three air quality improvement scenarios^*.

Age	2015 levels			NAQAP 35 µg/m³ scenario				WHO 5 µg/m³ scenario
	Stroke	CHD	Total	Stroke	CHD	Total	Excess	Stroke	CHD	Total	Excess
Male
45–49	1.27	0.53	1.80	1.07	0.47	1.54		0.69	0.33	1.02
50–54	1.38	0.57	1.95	1.18	0.52	1.70		0.79	0.37	1.16
55–59	1.80	0.75	2.55	1.57	0.69	2.26		1.09	0.50	1.59
60–64	2.37	0.99	3.36	2.09	0.91	3.00		1.50	0.69	2.19
65–69	2.11	0.88	2.99	1.89	0.82	2.71		1.41	0.64	2.05
70–74	1.87	0.78	2.65	1.68	0.73	2.41		1.30	0.58	1.88
75–79	1.67	0.70	2.37	1.53	0.66	2.19		1.22	0.55	1.77
80–85	0.97	0.40	1.37	0.91	0.39	1.30		0.76	0.33	1.09
Total_m	13.44	5.60	19.04	11.92	5.19	17.11	1.93	8.76	3.99	12.75	6.29
Female
45–49	0.46	0.17	0.63	0.39	0.15	0.54		0.25	0.10	0.35
50–54	0.65	0.23	0.88	0.56	0.21	0.77		0.38	0.15	0.53
55–59	0.92	0.33	1.25	0.79	0.30	1.09		0.55	0.22	0.77
60–64	1.67	0.60	2.27	1.46	0.55	2.01		1.05	0.42	1.47
65–69	1.77	0.64	2.41	1.57	0.59	2.16		1.17	0.46	1.63
70–74	2.23	0.81	3.04	2.03	0.76	2.79		1.58	0.61	2.19
75–79	2.27	0.82	3.09	2.07	0.77	2.84		1.66	0.64	2.30
80–85	2.05	0.74	2.79	1.90	0.71	2.61		1.58	0.61	2.19
Total_f	12.02	4.34	16.36	10.77	4.04	14.81	1.55	8.22	3.21	11.43	4.93
Total	25.46	9.94	35.40	22.69	9.23	31.92	3.48	16.98	7.20	24.18	11.22

Figures presented in millions.

CHD, coronary heart disease; NAQAP, National Air Quality Action Plan.

Table 2. Projected incidence of ischaemic stroke and CHD events under three air quality improvement scenarios*.