Data Insights: The effect of exposure to air pollution on health and mortality

ADR-UK report on the health effects of air pollution in Northern Ireland. This was published in August 2020.

Ambient air pollution is the biggest environmental risk factor worldwide and a leading environmental cause of early death in the United Kingdom (UK). Research suggests that the breathing of polluted air is associated with the development and exacerbation of various health conditions, and the cost of treating such conditions is substantial. Our research exploits individual-level longitudinal data to investigate, for the first time in Northern Ireland (NI), the link between health outcomes (including mortality) and long-term exposure to ambient pollution between 2001 and 2018.