Table 2. Estimates of deaths and disease burden associated with air pollution: global data for 2017 according to the Global Burden of Disease 2017 Risk Factor Collaborators. 5 .
| Pollutants and diseases | Environmental air pollution: PM2.5 | Household air pollution | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths × 1,000 (95% CI) | DALYs × 1,000 (95% CI) | Deaths × 1,000 (95% CI) | DALYs × 1,000 (95% CI) | |
| COPDa | 1,105 (583-1,606) | 23,070 (13,040-32,800) | 362 (248-482) | 9,370 (6,480-12,400) |
| Ischemic heart disease | 977 (839-1,120) | 21,900 (18,900-25,400) | 410 (344- 490) | 10,200 (8,450-12,100) |
| Ischemic brain disease | 445 (343-552) | 10,510 (8,189-13,020) | 231 (178-293) | 5,761 (4,493-7,417) |
| Respiratory infections | 433 (343-527) | 18,500 (14,400-23,400) | 459 (367-552) | 25,900 (20,300-31,300) |
| Lung cancer | 265 (183-351) | 5,860 (4,050-7,730) | 85 (60-113) | 1,990 (1,410-2,640) |
| Type 2 diabetes | 184 (123-227) | 10,500 (6,700-13,900) | 92 (63-113) | 4,750 (3,110-6,190) |
| Cataracts | - | - | - | 1,440 (732-2,250) |
| Total | 3,412 (2,677-4,168) | 147,000 (132,000-162,000) | 1,640 (1,400-1,930) | 59,500 (50,800-68,900) |
PM2.5: fine particulate matter < 2.5 µm in aerodynamic diameter; DALYs: disability-adjusted life years (the sum of the number of years of life lost due to premature death and the number of years lived with limitation/disability). aOzone was responsible for 472,000 (95% CI: 177,000 to 768,000) deaths and 7.37 million (95% CI: 2.74 to 12.00 million) DALYs.