The Cost of Air Pollution in Lagos
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).
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Format: | Report biblioteca |
Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2020-08
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Subjects: | AIR POLLUTION, POLLUTION CONTROL, EMISSION CONTROL TECHNOLOGY, PARTICULATE MATTER, ROAD TRANSPORT, INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION, GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, CLIMATE CHANGE, MORTALITY, RAPID TRANSIT, |
Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/980031575616020127/The-Cost-of-Air-Pollution-in-Lagos https://hdl.handle.net/10986/33038 |
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Summary: | 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). |
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