Fine Particulate Air Pollution, Public Service, and Under-Five Mortality: A Cross-Country Empirical Study

• Published in: Healthcare (Basel) Vol. 8; no. 3; p. 271
• Main Authors: Liu, Siming, Wei, Qing, Failler, Pierre, Lan, Hong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.09.2020; MDPI
• Subjects: Air pollution; Economic development; Environmental aspects; Health aspects; Hypotheses; Lung cancer; Medical care; Mortality; Outdoor air quality; Particulate matter; Pollutants; Public health; Public schools; Sanitation services; Studies; United Kingdom; United Kingdom; Brazil; China; Africa

The impacts of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution on health outcomes, especially those of children, have attracted worldwide attention. Based on the PM2.5 concentration data of 94 countries, including the least developed countries estimated by satellite observations in nearly 20 years, th...