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Table 3 The total highest economic loss of the public health effect caused by the air pollutant in 74 cities

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

 

The coefficient of the dose–response relation

Cases

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

economic loss (million yuan)

PM10’s public health effect

 Premature death

2.6

140,028

528,370.2

73,986.62

 Hospitalization caused by respiratory disease

12

646,282

2500.5

1616.03

 Emergency

235

12,656,359

202.8

2566.71

 The number of restriction days

57,500

3,096,768,683

20

61,935.37

 Lower respiratory tract infections and childhood asthma

23

1,238,707

114.2

141.46

 Asthma

2608

140,458,656

3.57

501.44

 Chronic bronchitis

61

3,285,268

68,545.33

225,189.78

 Respiratory symptoms

183,000

9,855,802,940

5.28

52,038.64

 The total economic loss of the public health effect caused by PM10

417,976.05

SO2’s public health effect

 Premature death

2.6

38,748

528,370.2

20,473.29

 Chest discomfort

10,000

149,030,000

8.85

1318.92

 Lower respiratory tract infections and childhood asthma

5

74,515

8.85

0.66

 The total economic loss of the public health effect caused by SO2

21,792.86

 The total economic loss of the public health effect

439,768.91

 Economic loss related to public health effects per capita

848 yuan

 The GDP in 74 cities

18,987,854

The total economic loss of the public health effect accounts for the GDP

2.32 %