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Air quality and health in cities [1]

This report provides an overview of air pollution levels and associated health impacts in cities around the world. Since urban areas are often hotspots for poor air quality, city-level data can help to inform targeted efforts to curb urban air pollution and improve public health. This report draws on data from the Global Burden of Disease project [2] and from peer-reviewed analyses led by Susan Anenberg of the George Washington University.

About the State of Global Air

The State of Global Air (SoGA) [3] is a research and outreach initiative to provide reliable, meaningful information about air quality around the world. A collaboration of the Health Effects Institute [4] and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation’s Global Burden of Disease project [2], the program gives citizens, journalists, policymakers, and scientists access to high-quality, objective information about air pollution exposure and its health impacts. All data and reports are free and available to the public.

Citation: 

Health Effects Institute. 2022. Air Quality and Health In Cities: A State of Global Air Report 2022. Boston, MA:Health Effects Institute.

Related Documents: 
Global Burden of Disease from Major Air Pollution Sources (GBD MAPS): A Global Approach [5]
State of Global Air 2020 [6]
People: 
Michael Brauer [7]
Topics: 
Air Pollution

Links
[1] https://www.healthdata.org/policy-report/air-quality-and-health-cities [2] https://www.healthdata.org/node/8312 [3] https://www.stateofglobalair.org/ [4] https://www.healtheffects.org/ [5] https://www.healthdata.org/policy-report/global-burden-disease-major-air-pollution-sources-gbd-maps-global-approach [6] https://www.healthdata.org/policy-report/state-global-air-2020 [7] https://www.healthdata.org/about/michael-brauer