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Table 4 Exposure concentration of PM2.5 and population attributable fraction for different causes of death, for different scenarios (S1 to S5) by years, 2019 and 2021

From: Mortality burden of cardiovascular disease attributable to ambient PM2.5 exposure in Portugal, 2011 to 2021

  

S1

S2

S3

S4

S5

2019

[PM2.5] (µg/m3)

10.5

147.5

10.0

5.0

10.5

PAF (%)

Stroke

19.5

95.0

19.0

10.0

17.8

IHD

20.2

18.5

2021

[PM2.5] (µg/m3)

9.6

147.5

10.0

5.0

9.6

PAF (%)

IHD

18.0

95.0

19.0

10.0

16.6

Stroke

18.6

17.2

  1. IHD ischemic heart disease, PAF population attributable fraction, S1 annual mean concentration, S2 higher level of PM2.5 in 2021, S3 2005 WHO Air Quality Guidelines, S4 2021 WHO Air Quality Guidelines, S5 Probabilistic analysis (@Risk)