Long-term health impact assessment of total PM2.5 in Europe during the 1990-2015 period

Abstract

International audience• PM 2.5 concentrations over Europe were used to perform a health impact assessment during the 1990-2015 period. • Population weighted PM 2.5 concentrations were predicted to have declined by 0.8 µg m −3 y −1 on average. • The number of premature deaths due to exposure to PM 2.5 was predicted to have declined during the 1990-2015 period. • The variability in the predicted number of premature deaths was higher in the 1990s compared to the 2000s