The impacts of PM2.5 on the mortality in Hanoi, 2019

Abstract

Aims: The study is to evaluate burden of diseases related to mortality due to PM_2.5 exposure in Hanoi in 2019.

Methods: We used the health impact assessment approach with the input data including annual mean concentration of PM_2.5, mortality collected from A6 death registers, and the population data in 2019.

Outcomes: In Hanoi, comparing to the QCVN 05:2015 (5 µg/m3), the number of premature deaths attributed to PM_2.5 exposure was 2,633 cases (32.70 cases per 100,000). Years of life lost (YLL) and loss of life expectancy (LLE) due to PM_2.5 exposure were 73,353 and 833 years, respectively. When comparing to the WHO Air Quality guideline (5 µg/ m3), the number of attributable deaths was 4,711 (58.50 cases per 100.000). In this case, Years of life lost (YLL) and loss of life expectancy (LLE) due to PM_2.5 exposure were 139,608 and 1.617 years.

Conclusion: It is needed to establish and implement a mechanism to share open air quality data from monitoring stations, together with improve the quality of health data for future research