Application of DALYs in measuring health effect of ambient air pollution: a case study in Shanghai, China

To investigate the effect of ambient air pollution on human health and the subsequent disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) lost in Shanghai. We used epidemiology-based exposure-response functions to calculate the attributable number of cases due to air pollution in Shanghai in 2000, and then we es...

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Published inBiomedical and environmental sciences Vol. 19; no. 4; p. 268
Main Authors Zhang, Yun-Hui, Chen, Chang-Hong, Chen, Guo-Hai, Song, Gui-Xiang, Chen, Bing-Heng, Fu, Qing-Yan, Kan, Hai-Dong
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published China 01.08.2006
Subjects
Air Pollution
China - epidemiology
Environmental Exposure
Health Status Indicators
Humans
Morbidity
Urban Health
China
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Summary:To investigate the effect of ambient air pollution on human health and the subsequent disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) lost in Shanghai. We used epidemiology-based exposure-response functions to calculate the attributable number of cases due to air pollution in Shanghai in 2000, and then we estimated the corresponding DALYs lost in Shanghai based on unit DALYs values of the health consequences. Ambient air pollution caused 103,064 DALYs lost in Shanghai in 2000. Among all the health endpoints, premature deaths and chronic bronchitis predominated in the value of total DALYs lost. The air pollution levels have an adverse effect on the general population health and strengthen the rationale for limiting the levels of air pollution in outdoor air in Shanghai.
ISSN:0895-3988