Premature deaths attributable to long-term exposure to PM2.5 in Turkey

Pala, Kayihan; Aykac, Nilufer; Yasin, Yeşim

Premature deaths attributable to long-term exposure to PM2.5 in Turkey

2021

Pala, Kayihan | Aykac, Nilufer | Yasin, Yeşim

This research aims to reveal the premature deaths caused by long-term exposure to PM₂.₅ in 2018 in Turkey utilizing the AirQ+ program developed by the World Health Organization. Calculation of yearly average PM₂.₅ concentration in provinces, acreage of provinces, and the mortality rate of the at-risk population was the data required for the operation of the AirQ+ program. With the help of the AirQ+ program, the results revealed that a total of 44,617 people (95% CI 29.882–57.709) died prematurely due to sustained exposure to PM₂.₅ in Turkey in 2018. The highest estimated mortality proportion attributable to PM₂.₅ pollution was in the provinces of Igdir and Kahramanmaras. The highest estimated number of mortality cases per 100,000 population attributable to PM₂.₅ pollution was in the provinces of Manisa and Afyonkarahisar. This research points out that reaching the PM₂.₅ limits specified by the WHO could have prevented 44,617 premature deaths in the year 2018 in Turkey.

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