Table 3 Health outcome attributed to particulate air pollution in Seoul metropolitan area
Health outcome | 2010 | 2024 Without regulation about air pollution | 2024 PM 2.5 20 μg/m 3 PM 10 30 μg/m 3 | 2024, the reducible number and fraction (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
95% CI | 95% CI | 95% CI | ||
Premature deaths /persons/year) | 15,346 (4,498 ~ 26,242) | 25,781 (7,555 ~ 44,098) | 10,866 (3,280 ~ 18,081) | 14,915 (57.9%∇) |
Respiratory hospital admissions (All age) | 12,511 (956 ~ 23,583) | 14,163 (1,114 ~ 26,701) | 7,837 (611 ~ 14,865) | 6,326 (44.7%∇) |
Cardiovascular hospital admissions (All age) | 12,351 (6,715 ~ 17,868) | 13,982 (7,602 ~ 20,229) | 7,736 (4,193 ~ 11,227) | 6,246 (44.7%∇) |
Lung cancer incidence | 1,403 (254 ~ 2,170) | 1,590 (287 ~ 2,462) | 962 (159 ~ 1,613) | 628 (45.2%∇) |
Asthma attack (children < 18 years) | 11,389 (7,180 ~ 15,601) | 9,745 (6,143 ~ 13,350) | 5,563 (3477 ~ 7,688) | 4,182 (42.9%∇) |
Asthma attack (adults ≥ 18 years) | 44,006 (22,142 ~ 64,488) | 53,300 (26,813 ~ 78,128) | 29,789 (14,835 ~ 44,093) | 23,511 (44.1%∇) |
Chronic-bronchitis | 20,490 (219 ~ 35,340) | 24,836 (265 ~ 42,884) | 14,276 (145 ~ 25,686) | 10,560 (42.5%∇) |
Acute bronchitis (age ≤ 18) | 278,346 (153,949 ~ 360,290) | 238,222 (131,744 ~ 313,483) | 151,943 (78,491 ~ 212,851) | 86,279 (36.2%∇) |