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Table 2 The total lowest economic loss caused by the effects of air pollutants on public health in 74 cities

From: Economic evaluation of the air pollution effect on public health in China’s 74 cities

 

Coefficient of the dose–response relation

Cases

Loss value estimation (yuan, the mean price from January 2015 to June 2015)

Economic loss (million yuan)

Effects of PM10 on public health

 Premature death

1.3

70,014

528,370.2

36,993.31

 Hospitalization caused by respiratory disease

12

646,282

2500.5

1616.03

 Emergency

235

12,656,359

202.8

2566.71

 Number of restriction days

18,400

990,965,979

20

19,819.32

 The lowest respiratory tract infections and childhood asthma

23

1,238,707

114.2

141.46

 Asthma

1770

95,326,619

3.57

340.32

 Chronic bronchitis

61

3,285,268

68,545.33

225,189.78

 Respiratory symptoms

49,820

2,683,148,101

5.28

14,167.02

 Total economic loss of the public health effect caused by PM10

300,833.95

Effects of SO2 on public health

 Premature death

1

14,903

528,370.2

7874.30

 Chest discomfort

10,000

149,030,000

8.85

1318.92

 The lowest respiratory tract infections and childhood asthma

5

74,515

8.85

0.66

 Total economic loss caused by the effects of SO2 on public health effect

9193.88

 Total economic loss related to public health effects

310,027.82

 Economic loss related to public health effects per capita

598 yuan

 GDP in the 74 cities

18,987,854

 Total economic loss of the public health effects accounting for the GDP

1.63 %