Cardiovascular health and economic outcomes under improved air quality in China: a modelling study
Our findings indicate that achieving the WHO recommended PM2.5 concentration level of 5 µg/m³ could lead to over threefold greater health and economic benefits than those achievable under national standards of 35 µg/m³. This underscores the potential need for stricter future national PM2.5 standards. Our findings also inform other low- and middle-income countries in establishing effective long-term PM2.5 targets.
Authors
- Zhiwei Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7903-2141)
- Yawen Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0498-0662)
- Laura Downey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9563-7113)
- Gian Luca Di Tanna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5470-3567)
- Sarah Lewis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5308-6619)
- Stephen Jan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2839-1405)
- Lei Si (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3044-170X)
- Siyuan Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8030-2994)
- Mingsheng Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9741-0986)
Institutions
- Griffith University (AU)
- Camden and Campbelltown Hospitals (AU)
- Translational Research Institute (AU)
- University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (CH)
- Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- The George Institute for Global Health (AU)
- Imperial College London (GB)
- Western Sydney University (AU)
- Nanjing Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Global Health
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2024-016974
- Primary Topic
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- National Natural Science Foundation of China