Effects of PM10 on Daily Mortality: Asia in
the Global Context
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Asia Bears the Largest Burden of
Disease from Air Pollution
Attributable Deaths in 2000
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WHO 2002

Asia Has the Highest Air Pollution
Levels in the World
Krzyzanowski and Cohen 2008
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Fossil Fuel Consumption in Asia Expected
to Increase
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Number of people at high CV risk globally in 2000
(A Rogers 2005)
36 m
46 m
38 m 18 m 50 m
16 m
5m 45 m
5m 12 m
7m
19 m
1m
4m
>175 million people at
25%+ risk >175 million
people at 25%+ risk of a
A: very low child and adult mortality
major CV event in the next
decade, by WHO subregion PAPA
B: low child and adult mortality of a major CV event in the
C: low child, high adult next decade, by WHO
D: high child, high adult subregion
E: high child, very high adult