Dataset: Health impact assessment of PM₂.₅ air pollution in Bucaramanga, Colombia, 2022-2023
Description
This dataset contains the compiled results of a health impact assessment (HIA) of fine particulate matter (PM₂.₅) air pollution in Bucaramanga, Colombia, for the years 2022 and 2023. For each cause of death analyzed, the dataset includes: input data (number of cases, mortality rates per 100,000, population at risk, and annual mean PM₂.₅ concentration in µg/m³); AirQ+ software outputs (number of attributable deaths, attributable fraction, and attributable deaths per 100,000 population); and economic valuation of avoidable mortality using the Value of a Statistical Life (VSL) methodology, expressed in USD (exchange rate: 4,200 COP/USD), including central, lower, and upper uncertainty bounds. Causes of death analyzed include all-cause natural mortality, cardiovascular mortality, respiratory mortality, lung cancer mortality, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and acute lower respiratory infections in children under five years of age. This dataset supports the findings reported in the manuscript "Health impact assessment of fine particulate matter in Bucaramanga, 2022-2023," submitted to Revista Cuidarte. Data sources include the air quality monitoring network operated by the Corporación para la Defensa de la Meseta de Bucaramanga (CDMB) and official vital statistics from the Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE), Colombia.
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Annual mean PM₂.₅ concentrations for 2022 and 2023 were obtained from the air quality monitoring network operated by CDMB (Bucaramanga, Colombia). Cause-specific mortality counts and population data were obtained from official vital statistics provided by DANE. Both inputs were processed using the AirQ+ software (WHO, version 2024), applying concentration-response functions from published meta-analyses to estimate the number of deaths attributable to PM₂.₅ exposure above the WHO guideline level of 5 µg/m³ (annual mean). Economic costs of avoidable mortality were estimated using the Value of a Statistical Life (VSL) methodology, with a central VSL of USD 435,164 and lower and upper uncertainty bounds of USD 299,521 and USD 632,225, respectively, at an exchange rate of 4,200 COP/USD.