The Cost of Air Pollution in Lagos

• Tác giả: Lelia Croitoru
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 916.69 Geography of and travel in Africa
• Thông tin xuất bản: World Bank, Washington, DC, 2019
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 297196
• Chủ đề: 1. AIR POLLUTION; 2. EMISSION CONTROL TECHNOLOGY; 3. PARTICULATE MATTER; 4. POLLUTION CONTROL; 5. ROAD TRANSPORT

Tóm tắt

Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital is one of the world's fastest growing megacities, but many are breathing polluted air. This report estimates that in 2018, air pollution caused more than 11,200 premature deaths in Lagos. Children under five are the most affected accounting for about sixty percent of the deaths. The health cost of air pollution was estimated at 2.1 billion US dollars, corresponding to about 2.1 percent of Lagos state's gross domestic product (GDP).