This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from UK statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from UK statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other UK-specific metadata information.
| Indicator available | Percentage of all-cause adult mortality attributable to anthropogenic particulate air pollution (measured as fine particulate matter, PM2.5) |
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| Indicator description | |
| Geographical coverage | England |
| Unit of measurement | Percentage (%) |
| Definitions | The mortality attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution can be expressed as Number of deaths or Death rate. Death rates are calculated by dividing the number of deaths by the total population (or indicated if a different population group is used, e.g. children under 5 years). Evidence from epidemiological studies have shown that exposure to air pollution is linked, among others, to the important diseases taken into account in this estimate: Acute respiratory infections in young children (estimated under 5 years of age); Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke) in adults (estimated above 25 years); Ischaemic heart diseases (IHD) in adults (estimated above 25 years); Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in adults (estimated above 25 years); and Lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years). |
| Calculations | Attributable mortality is calculated by first combining information on the increased (or relative) risk of a disease resulting from exposure, with information on how widespread the exposure is in the population (e.g. the annual mean concentration of particulate matter to which the population is exposed, proportion of population relying primarily on polluting fuels for cooking). This allows calculation of the 'population attributable fraction' (PAF), which is the fraction of disease seen in a given population that can be attributed to the exposure (e.g in that case of both the annual mean concentration of particulate matter and exposure to polluting fuels for cooking). Applying this fraction to the total burden of disease (e.g. cardiopulmonary disease expressed as deaths), gives the total number of deaths that results from exposure to that particular risk factor (in the example given above, to ambient and household air pollution). See UN metadata for more information. |
| Other information | |
| Data last updated | 2018-05-24: see changes on GitHub opens in a new window |
| Metadata last updated | 2018-05-31: see changes on GitHub opens in a new window |