Air Quality Issue Category consists of three indicators:
1) Household air pollution (HAP), measured with the number of age-standardized disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) lost per 100,000 persons due to the health risk posed by the incomplete combustion of solid fuels. It is log-transformed and given 40% weight in the aggregation.
2) Ambient particulate matter pollution, measured as the PM2.5 exposure using the number of age-standardized disability-adjusted life-years lost per 100,000 persons (DALY rate) due to exposure to fine air particulate matter smaller than 2.5 micrometers (PM2.5). It is log-transformed and given 55% weight in the aggregation.
3) Ozone exposure, measured by the number of age-standardized disability-adjusted life-years lost per 100,000 persons (DALY rate) due to exposure to ground-level ozone pollution. It is log-transformed and given 5% weight in the aggregation.
The issue category varies from 0 to 100.
Type of variable: Continuous
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Last updated by source: 2022-06-06
| Dataset | No. Countries |
|---|---|
| Standard cross-section: | 180 |
| OECD cross-section: | 38 |