PM2.5 disease burdens in cities worldwide

This dataset includes the results published in Anenberg, S.C., P. Achakulwisut, M. Brauer, D. Moran, J.S. Apte, and D. Henze (2019) Particulate matter, carbon dioxide, and premature mortality in 250 urban areas worldwide. Scientific Reports, in press.

variable definitions:

id=city id

city=name of urban area

cluster=cities within each urban area

lat=latitude

lon=longitude

iso3c=ISO 3 Code

country=country

gbd_region=Global Burden of Disease region

gbd_superregion=Global Burden of Disease super-region

pop.2016=population in 2016

popw.pm=population weighted annual average PM2.5 concentration (in ug/m3)

pmdeaths=PM2.5-attributable premature deaths

pct_ihd=percent of PM2.5-attributable premature deaths that are from ischemic heart disease

pct_stroke=percent of PM2.5-attributable premature deaths that are from stroke

pct_copd=percent of PM2.5-attributable premature deaths that are from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

pct_lc=percent of PM2.5-attributable premature deaths that are from lung cancer

pct_lri=percent of PM2.5-attributable premature deaths that are from lower respiratory infections

pmdeaths_2.5prctl=lower end of the 95% confidence interval for PM2.5-attributable premature deaths

pmdeaths_97.5prctl=upper end of the 95% confidence interval for PM2.5-attributable premature deaths