Air pollution is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, especially affecting poorer people who tend to be more exposed and vulnerable. This study contributes (i) updated global exposure estimates for the World Health Organizations's 2021 revised fine particulate matter (PM2.5) thresholds, and (ii) estimates of the number of poor people exposed to unsafe PM2.5 concentrations. It shows that 7.28 billion people, or 94 percent of the world population...
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2022/04/18
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Policy Research Working Paper
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WPS10005
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2022/04/18
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Air Pollution and Poverty : PM2.5 Exposure in 211 Countries and Territories
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Maruyama Rentschler,Jun Erik; Leonova,Nadia.
Air Pollution and Poverty : PM2.5 Exposure in 211 Countries and Territories (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 10005 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099338004182222681