Health impacts of air pollution (hlth_cd

Quality concept	Rating
Source data	EEA/European Topic Centre on Air pollution, transport, noise and industrial pollution
Frequency of dissemination	Every year
Timeliness	T+2 years
Reference area	All EU MS
Comparability - geographical	All EU MS
Coverage - Time	> 10 years
Comparability - over time	> 4 data points

1.1. Contact organisation

Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat)

1.2. Contact organisation unit

E2: Environmental statistics and accounts; sustainable development

1.3. Contact name

Confidential because of GDPR

1.4. Contact person function

Confidential because of GDPR

1.5. Contact mail address

e-mail contact: ESTAT-SDG-MONITORING@ec.europa.eu

1.6. Contact email address

Confidential because of GDPR

1.7. Contact phone number

Confidential because of GDPR

1.8. Contact fax number

Confidential because of GDPR

2.1. Metadata last certified

3 April 2023

2.2. Metadata last posted

25 July 2023

2.3. Metadata last update

25 July 2023

The data sources an indicator which is part of the EU Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) indicator set. It is used to monitor progress towards SDG 11 on making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable and SDG 3 on good health and well-being which is embedded in the European Commission’s Priorities under the 'European Green Deal'.

4.1. Data description

The indicator estimates the years of life lost (YLL) and premature deaths due to exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5). PM2.5 are particulates whose diameter is less than 2.5 micrometres and which can be carried deep into the lungs where they can cause inflammation and exacerbate the condition of people suffering heart and lung diseases.

Premature deaths are deaths that occur before a person reaches an expected age. This expected age is typically the life expectancy for a country, stratified by sex. Premature deaths are considered preventable if their cause can be eliminated.

Years of life lost (YLL) are defined as the years of potential life lost due to premature death. YLL is an estimate of the number of years that people in a population would have lived had there been no premature deaths. The YLL measure takes into account the age at which deaths occur and therefore the contribution to the total is greater for a death occurring at a younger age and lower for a death occurring at an older age.

4.2. Unit of measure

i. total number of years of life lost

ii. number of years of life lost, per 100 000 people (rate)

iii. number of premature deaths

iv. number of premature deaths, per 100 000 people (rate)

4.3. Reference Period

Calendar year.

4.4. Accuracy - overall

The number of premature deaths have been calculated according to methodology described in EEA´s briefing Assessing the risks to health from air pollution (https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/assessing-the-risks-to-health/assessing-the-risks-to-health); Eionet Report ETC/ATNI 13/2019 (https://www.eionet.europa.eu/etcs/etc-atni/products/etc-atni-reports/etc-atni-report-13-2019-health-risk-assessment-of-air-pollution-in-europe-methodology-description-and-2017-results); and Eionet ETC/ATNI Report 10/2021.

4.5. Source data

4.5.1. Source data - Organisation

EEA/European Topic Centre on Air pollution, transport, noise and industrial pollution

4.5.2. Source data - Comment

Data provider: European Environment Agency (EEA)

5.1. Frequency of dissemination

5.1.1. Frequency of dissemination - Grade

Every year

5.1.2. Frequency of dissemination - Comment

The indicator is updated annually.

5.2. Timeliness

5.2.1. Timeliness - Grade

T+2 years

5.2.2. Timeliness - Comment

New data points are disseminated within two years after the reference year.

6.1. Reference area

6.1.1. Reference Area - Grade

All EU MS

6.1.2. Reference Area - Comment

Data are presented for all EU Member States plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, Albania, Serbia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina.