Abstract
Notwithstanding the uncertainties in their calculation, these estimates provide an overview of opportunities for prevention through healthier environments. The estimates show that for similar national incomes, the environmental burden of disease can typically vary by a factor five. This analysis also shows that safer water, sanitation and hygiene, and safer fuels for cooking could significantly reduce child mortality, namely by more than 25% in 20 of the lowest income countries.
Keywords
SanitationEnvironmental healthPer capitaHygieneSAFERDisability-adjusted life yearPsychological interventionPublic healthDisease burdenBurden of diseaseHealth impact assessmentEnvironmental pollutionEnvironmental protectionBusinessMedicineGeographyEnvironmental scienceEnvironmental engineeringPopulation
MeSH Terms
Air PollutionCookingDiarrheaEnvironmental ExposureEnvironmental HealthGlobal HealthHumansHygieneRespiratory Tract DiseasesRisk FactorsWater PollutionWorld Health Organization
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- 7
- Issue
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- 7-7
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Annette Prüss‐Üstün,
Sophie Bonjour,
Carlos Corvalán
(2008).
The impact of the environment on health by country: a meta-synthesis.
Environmental Health
, 7
(1)
, 7-7.
https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-069x-7-7
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- DOI
- 10.1186/1476-069x-7-7
- PMID
- 18298819
- PMCID
- PMC2276491