Costs of air pollution in Brazilian metropolitan regions

被引：15

作者：

El Khouri Miraglia, Simone Georges ^{[1
]}

Gouveia, Nelson ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Fed Sao Paulo, Inst Ciencias Ambientais Quim & Farmaceut, BR-09972270 Diadema, SP, Brazil

[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Med, Dept Med Prevent, BR-05508 Sao Paulo, Brazil

来源：

CIENCIA & SAUDE COLETIVA | 2014年 / 19卷 / 10期

关键词：

Air pollution; Mortality; Costs and cost analysis; Brazil;

D O I：

10.1590/1413-812320141910.09232014

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

This study evaluated the economic impact of health events associated with air pollution in Brazilian metropolitan regions. From the estimated mortality attributable to concentrations of particulate matter (PM) in 29 metropolitan areas, with a total of 20,050 deaths, the costs associated with mortality were calculated by means of the use of DALY (Disability Adjusted Life Years) methodology. The cost of premature deaths in Brazil resulted in $ 1.7 billion annually. Translating losses in public health to economic values served to compare this data with the expense budget of the Ministry of Health and highlight priorities in decision-making of public policies that minimize the magnitude of these impacts.

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页码：4141 / 4147

页数：7