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. 2021 Jun 30;222:112481. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112481

Table 2.

The national (across 367 cities) reduced health burden (deaths) and associated economic benefits (value of statistical life) attributed to the change of six ambient air pollutants during COVID-19, compared to the business-as-usual scenario.

Air pollutants Reduced death counts (95% CI) Value of statistical life in billion USD (95%CI)
CO 1587 (98, 3104) 1.36 (1.00, 2.26)
NO2 4711 (3649, 5781) 4.05 (2.97, 6.75)
O3 215 (116, 314) 0.20 (0.15, 0.34)
PM10 2777 (1565, 3995) 2.60 (1.90, 4.33)
PM2.5 1239 (844, 1578) 1.22 (0.90, 2.04)
SO2 1088 (774, 1421) 0.95 (0.70, 1.58)