This statistic presents the welfare costs associated with premature deaths that are caused by air pollution worldwide in 2015, broken down by region. During this year, the welfare cost due to air pollution mortality reached 730 billion U.S. dollars in OECD Europe. These costs are calculated through the value of a statistical life, which is adjusted based on country-specific incomes.
Welfare costs from premature deaths due to air pollution in 2015, by region
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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OECD. (June 9, 2016). Welfare costs from premature deaths due to air pollution in 2015, by region (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/566273/premature-death-welfare-costs-from-air-pollultion-worldwide-by-region/
OECD. "Welfare costs from premature deaths due to air pollution in 2015, by region (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. June 9, 2016. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/566273/premature-death-welfare-costs-from-air-pollultion-worldwide-by-region/
OECD. (2016). Welfare costs from premature deaths due to air pollution in 2015, by region (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/566273/premature-death-welfare-costs-from-air-pollultion-worldwide-by-region/
OECD. "Welfare Costs from Premature Deaths Due to Air Pollution in 2015, by Region (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jun 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/566273/premature-death-welfare-costs-from-air-pollultion-worldwide-by-region/
OECD, Welfare costs from premature deaths due to air pollution in 2015, by region (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/566273/premature-death-welfare-costs-from-air-pollultion-worldwide-by-region/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Welfare costs from premature deaths due to air pollution in 2015, by region (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], OECD, June 9, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/566273/premature-death-welfare-costs-from-air-pollultion-worldwide-by-region/
